Lotto No. 127


Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called il Guercino, attributed to


Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called il Guercino, attributed to - Disegni e stampe fino al 1900, acquarelli e miniature

(1591-1666)
Head of a bearded old man, red chalk on laid paper, 9,4 x 7,4 cm, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

Provenance:
Private collection, Italy.

A comparable head study in red chalk of the same man was sold in an auction at Sotheby's London, 4th Juli 1994 (lot 8). Both studies may relate to the head of God in the center of the ceiling fresco of the Cappella Barbieri (1643-1645) which was the chapel of the artist’s family in the Chiesa del SS. Rosario in Cento (see: Sir Denis Mahon, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Il Guercino 1591-1666, Exh. Cat. Bologna, 1991, Cat. 98D, Fig. p. 269).

Esperta: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at

27.03.2018 - 17:00

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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called il Guercino, attributed to


(1591-1666)
Head of a bearded old man, red chalk on laid paper, 9,4 x 7,4 cm, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

Provenance:
Private collection, Italy.

A comparable head study in red chalk of the same man was sold in an auction at Sotheby's London, 4th Juli 1994 (lot 8). Both studies may relate to the head of God in the center of the ceiling fresco of the Cappella Barbieri (1643-1645) which was the chapel of the artist’s family in the Chiesa del SS. Rosario in Cento (see: Sir Denis Mahon, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Il Guercino 1591-1666, Exh. Cat. Bologna, 1991, Cat. 98D, Fig. p. 269).

Esperta: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at


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Asta: Disegni e stampe fino al 1900, acquarelli e miniature
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala
Data: 27.03.2018 - 17:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 17.03. - 27.03.2018