Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano

Private Collection, Italy,
sale, Milan, Sotheby's, 8 May 2002, lot 1284,
where acquired by the late Jan Krugier

The original drawing has been silhouetted around the outer edge of the pitcher and then laid down on paper, which in turn has been hinge mounted. The drawing itself is in good condition with only some minor areas of surface dirt to the sheet. The pen and wash medium is fresh throughout. Sold in a modern carved and giltwood frame.
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This sensitive, elegantly modeled drawing is a characteristic example of Giulio's designs for tableware.  Others are in various collections, including the British Museum and Christ Church, Oxford.  Frederick Hartt believes these drawings were made soon after Giulio's arrival in Mantua in 1524 and before he started work on the Palazzo Te in 1536.¹

¹  F. Hartt, Giulio Romano, New Haven 1958, vol. I, pp. 86-88