Head of a putto

Details

Michelangelo Anselmi (Lucca ca. 1492-1556 Parma)
Head of a putto
red chalk
5 ¼ x 4 ¾ in. (13.3 x 12.1 cm)

Provenance

Robert L. Manning (1924-1996) and Bertina Suida (1922-1992), New York.
Private collection, USA.

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Lot Essay

This expressive drawing is closely comparable to the putti featured in the cartoon for Parma Cathedral from 1548, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. 2013.117). Cut from a larger sheet, it was probably made in preparation for the same project. The attribution to Anslemi was first proposed by David Ekserjian and confirmed by Elisabetta Fadda to the present owner.

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