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Giovanni Battista Beinaschi
Description
- Giovanni Battista Beinaschi
- Bearded male nude seated, his body in profile and his head turned over his left shoulder
- Bears numbering in brown ink, top right: L 26
- Black chalk heightened with white chalk, on blue paper
Provenance
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Condition
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
The Neapolitan biographer Bernardo De Dominici stressed the debt of Beinaschi to the graphic style of Giovanni Lanfranco, whom he believed to have been his master, writing: ‘Nel disegno fu assai fondato, ei suoi disegni somigliano molto quelli del suo egregio maestro, dico il Cavalier Giovanni Lanfranco, avendo le le stesse fisionomie, e arie di teste di quello..’ (‘He was talented in drawings, and his sheets resemble the work of his master…..having the same physiognomy and the same type of heads’) (F. Sricchia Santoro and A. Zezza, Bernardo De Dominici, Vite de’Pittori, Scultori ed Architetti Napoletani, Naples 2008, vol. III, part 1, p. 525). In fact, it seems that Beinaschi actually assimilated Lanfranco’s style while working in Rome after the latter’s death.