Bernardino Barbatelli, called Il Poccetti
The Martyrdom of St. Stephen
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Bernardino Barbatelli, called Il Poccetti
(Florence 1548 - 1612)
The Martyrdom of St. Stephen
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk; squared in black chalk for transfer;
bears old attribution in pen and brown ink, lower right: B. Po..tti
197 by 294 mm
A similar, though slightly smaller, compositional drawing in the same media, probably executed for the same commission, was sold in these Rooms in 1985,
with an attribution to Poccetti suggested by Philip Pouncey.1 The artist was briefly in Rome in 1578-1580, and following his return to Florence he worked on various large-scale projects and decorative frescoes. Though not specifically connected to any known work by the artist, this drawing could date from that moment. Stylistically it shows influences of Roman Mannerism.
1.Sale, London, Sotheby's, 20 May 1985, lot 219
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