SPANISH, CASTILE OR ARAGON, CIRCA 1540 | HEAD OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

Sotheby's London, 2 July 1997, lot 91;

Dr. Gustav Rau (1922-2002);

his posthumous sale for UNICEF, Lempertz, Cologne, 16 November 2013, lot 1373

The defined nostril, thick waves of hair, and proportional harmony of the face in profile bear close resemblance to the work of Castilian and Aragonese sculptors such as Juan de Anchieta, active in Zaragoza from 1540.