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Jacopo Negretti, called Palma Il Giovane
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Jacopo Negretti, called Palma Il Giovane
- Juno
- Pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white, over black chalk, squared for transfer in black chalk;
inscribed, centre right: Lumi(?) and bears old attribution, lower right: Palma;
bears Sagredo numbering (L.2103a) on the mount in pen and brown ink, recto: G.P. no. 180. and verso: G.P. no: 298
Provenance
From the Sagredo album (with numbering, see above), the provenance of which is as follows:
Doge Nicolò Sagredo, Venice, by circa 1654,
his brother, Stefano Sagredo, Venice,
his nephew, Zaccaria Sagredo,
his wife, Cecilia Sagredo, until sold, circa 1743;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 June 1986, lot 147
Doge Nicolò Sagredo, Venice, by circa 1654,
his brother, Stefano Sagredo, Venice,
his nephew, Zaccaria Sagredo,
his wife, Cecilia Sagredo, until sold, circa 1743;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 June 1986, lot 147
Condition
Laid down on paper and hinge mounted to the remains of an old album page. The sheet has discolored somewhat and there are some small stains and areas of surface dirt throughout. There is a small area of blue paint to the upper centre, possibly from the artist's studio. Otherwise in good condition with the medium fresh and vibrant throughout. Sold in a giltwood frame.
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
The present drawing is a highly characteristic preparatory study executed by Palma for his painting of Juno (fig. 1), which along with further mythological and allegorical portrayals by the artist, including Paris, Venus and Cupid, Athena, Fame and Astronomy,1 are housed in the Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, Venice. Stefania Mason Rinaldi dates these paintings to circa 1620-28, whilst identifying that they were first specifically mentioned in an inventory of the collection of Vincenzo Grimani, dated 2 February 1646, before being further discussed, though in a more generic fashion, by the Italian biographer Carlo Ridolfi, in 1648.2
1. See S. Mason Rinaldi, Palma il Giovane, L'opera completa, Milan 1984, pp. 467-68, figs. 779-784
2. Ibid., p. 144, under nos. 552-557