- 415
Attributed to Filippo Paladini
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Filippo Paladini
- The Assumption of the Virgin, the Apostles around her tomb below
- Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk
Provenance
Possibly Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro;
with Hal O'Nians, London, Exhibition, June 1966, no. 40 (as Franco),
from whom purchased by Ralph Holland
with Hal O'Nians, London, Exhibition, June 1966, no. 40 (as Franco),
from whom purchased by Ralph Holland
Condition
Laid down. Losses in bottom right corner and at right edge above head of st. Loss at left edge by head of saint. Small loss bottom left corner.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Paladino was born in Tuscany and received his early training in the Florentine Mannerist style. He was accused of wounding a man and had to leave Florence in 1586, first for Pisa and then for Malta. By 1601 he was settled in Sicily and many of his altarpieces survive in towns throughout the island. His style retains the characteristics of his early training, recalling Jacopo da Empoli and Santi di Tito, as well as some Caravaggesque elements. Several sketchbooks of his drawings are in the Museo Nazionale, Siracusa.1
Ralph Holland considered this a preliminary idea for Paladini's altarpiece in the Duomo, Piazza Armerina, although there are significant differences in the composition.
Holland's notes indicate that this might have come from the Royal Cornwall Museum, which did sell some drawings, many from the collection of Alfred De Pass, in two sales at Christie's, 30 November 1965 and 22 February 1966. Hal O'Nians made purchases at those sales, but it has not been possible to identify this drawing in the catalogues.
1. For paintings, and some of the drawings, see Filippo Paladini, exhib. cat., Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, 1967