Old Master and British Works on Paper
Old Master and British Works on Paper
Property from the Estate of Nelson Shanks, Sold Without Reserve
Giovanni Lanfranco
Pope Gregory kneeling before a painting of the Virgin
No reserve
Lot Closed
January 26, 08:51 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Nelson Shanks, Sold Without Reserve
Giovanni Lanfranco
Parma 1582 - 1647 Roma
Pope Gregory kneeling before a painting of the Virgin
Pen and brown ink and brown wash over traces of black chalk, within black ink framing lines;
bears inscription, lower right: Giacomo Palma Veccio / Palma
284 by 214 mm; 11¼by 8½ in.
Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Park, Coddenham;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 April 1995, lot 51;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 18 April 1996, lot 220;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 19-21 September 2006, lot 338;
There acquired.
This drawing cannot be connected with a known painting by Lanfranco, although a second study by the artist, of the same composition but with a number of differences, was sold in these Rooms in 1990.1
1. The Procession of Pope Gregory, with the Castel Sant'Angelo in the background, sale, New York, Sotheby's, 12 January 1990, lot 143