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PIETRO NOVELLI, CALLED IL MONREALESE | St. Francis Appearing to a Pope and a King
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese
- St. Francis Appearing to a Pope and a King
- Pen and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk;bears inscription, verso: fori (?) no. 42
- 318 by 232 mm
Provenance
Sale, London, Sotheby’s, 11 June 1981, lot 108;
Dr. G.A. Ricci, Rome,
his sale & others, London, Sotheby’s, 18 April 1994, lot 59;
With P. & D. Colnaghi, London, Master Drawings, 1995, no. 14; Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, 2001-2, no. 13);
Private collection
Dr. G.A. Ricci, Rome,
his sale & others, London, Sotheby’s, 18 April 1994, lot 59;
With P. & D. Colnaghi, London, Master Drawings, 1995, no. 14; Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, 2001-2, no. 13);
Private collection
Exhibited
Stanford, Stanford University Museum of Art, Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century Italian Drawings from a Private Collection, 1988, no. 30;
Palermo, Albergo dei Poveri, Pietro Novelli e il suo ambiente, 1990, no. III-19, incorrectly illustrated p. 391 as no. III-18 (entry by Santina Grasso)
Palermo, Albergo dei Poveri, Pietro Novelli e il suo ambiente, 1990, no. III-19, incorrectly illustrated p. 391 as no. III-18 (entry by Santina Grasso)
Literature
Santina Grasso, ‘Aggiunte al catalogo di Pietro Novelli disegnatore’, Storia dell’arte, 1998, p. 353
Condition
Window mounted. There area number of small tears and creases around the edges of the sheet. Pen and ink and wash remains strong and vibrant.
"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
Preparatory for Novelli's painting of Saint Louis of France Receiving the Franciscan Girdle from Saint Francis, painted between 1635 and 1637, in the church of Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto, known as Badia Nuova, in Palermo (fig. 1).1 1. G di Stefano, Pietro Novelli, il Monrealese, Palermo 1989, p. 220-221, no. 46, reproduced, fig. 46