The Holy Family with putti and a kneeling saint

Details

Cesare Franchi, il Pollino (Perugia ca. 1560-1598 Rome)
The Holy Family with putti and a kneeling saint
with inscription 'Dom Tie pic' (lower right, recto), and numbered '187' (verso)
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
4 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (12 x 19 cm)

Provenance

Hans Fürstenberg (1890-1982), Berlin and Paris (L. 3615); Sotheby’s, London, 9 July 1981, lot 107.
Prince Henry of Hesse; Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1995, lot 24.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's Olympia, 13 December 2001, lot 4.

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Lot Essay

This lively ensemble was executed by Pollino in his vibrant and quirky pen style. The sheet relates to other drawings by the artist, who was mostly active between Rome and Perugia in the footsteps of Federico Barocci and Taddeo Zuccaro, like The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and John the Baptist in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. 1973.322), which bears a similar attribution to Tiepolo.

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