Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

Francesco Vanni

The Madonna supported by St. John and a holy woman, the Magdalene kneeling

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Francesco Vanni

(Siena 1563 - 1610)

The Madonna supported by St. John and a holy woman, the Magdalene kneeling

Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue paper;

bears recent attributions, verso: Sodoma?, Schiavone Andrea, Crespi ?

237 by 202 mm

Giovanni Morelli (1816-1891), Milan and Bergamo (L.1902)

Two figures in a rocky landscape

Estimate:8,000 - 12,000 GBP

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

Estimate:40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Studies for a seated figure and drapery

Estimate:8,000 - 12,000 GBP

A nymph sleeping under a tree

Estimate:8,000 - 12,000 GBP

The Ruins of the temple of Diana at Bacoli near Pozzuoli, Bay of Naples

Estimate:8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Study of the head, torso and left arm of a male figure and a separate study of his head in profile

Estimate:18,000 - 22,000 GBP

A study for a pietà, with subsidiary studies of hands and a foot

Estimate:7,000 - 9,000 GBP

A reclining female nude, seen from behind

Estimate:15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Winter landscape with figures on a riverside path

Estimate:4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Bird's eye view of an exotic rugged river landscape

Estimate:15,000 - 20,000 GBP