Camillo Boccaccino

Recto: Study of the head of a philosopher seen frontally and in profile Verso: a sketch of the same in profile

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July 8, 11:05 AM GMT

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1,800 - 2,200 GBP

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Drawings from the Collection of Carlos Alberto Cruz

Attributed to Camillo Boccaccino

Ferrara circa 1501 - 1546 Cremona

Recto: Study of the head of a philosopher seen frontally and in profile

Verso: a sketch of the same in profile

Red chalk (recto), pen and brown ink (verso);

bears a recent pencil attribution, recto: Ricci, and inscription in pen and brown ink, verso: et darli i dinari, che ci costa/dar, i cugiari, al prete, farsi. dar

161 by 125 mm

Sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 2021, lot 74

The style of this sheet and the refined use of the red chalk is closely comparable to the work of Boccaccino. Most probably inspired by an antique sculpture, this drawing can plausibly be dated to circa 1535 to 1540.

For a newly discovered and fascinating group of Cremonese drawings of this period, see A. Allegri and G. Renzi, 'Cremona sul Danubio', Prospettiva, 2019, (175-176), pp. 159-178.