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Follower of Pietro Perugino
Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Pietro Perugino
- The Madonna kneeling before the Christ Child, who is seated on a sack and supported by an angel
- Pen and brown ink, heightened with white
Provenance
Commendatore Genevosio (L.545)
Condition
Laid down on a thick card. Two small holes at the bottom edge. Ink and white heightening strong and legible. Paper slightly darkened with time.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
It has not been possible to find an attribution for this very charming and accomplished drawing. The composition derives from Perugino who first devised it for the central panel of his altarpiece in the Certosa at Pavia. The altarpiece was dismembered fairly soon, and the Virgin and Child, and two of the other panels, are now in the National Gallery, London.1 Perugino repeated the composition himself several times, with variations, the best version being now in the Galleria Palatina, Florence.2 It must have been widely admired for there is also a version by a follower of Pinturicchio.3 In the present drawing, the artist has changed the background significantly to include houses by a river, and he has omitted the angels above, making it a more intimate and tender image.
An interesting discussion of the Commendatore Genevosio as a collector can be found in Aidan Weston-Lewis, Raphael, The Pursuit of Perfection, exhib. cat., Edinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland, 1994, pp. 129-31.
1. Pietro Scarpellini, Perugino, Milan 1984, pp. 100-101, no. 103, reproduced p. 235, fig. 185
2. Ibid., p. 101, no. 106, reproduced p. 238, fig. 190
3. V. Garibaldi and F.F. Mancini, Pinturicchio, exhib. cat., Perugia, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria et al., 2008, p. 328, no. 84, reproduced