Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Antonio Cimatori, called il Visacci
The Crucifixion
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July 2, 10:00 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Bid
2,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Antonio Cimatori, called il Visacci
Urbino circa 1550–1623 Rimini
The Crucifixion
bears old attribution on the verso: Bertano and pen and ink old inscriptions on the backing sheet: 131 grandi / 31 piccoli / ritratto / 24 in rame / 125 and old number 8.1
pen and brown ink, wash and black chalk
350 by 268 mm
Francis Abbott (1801-1893), (L.970);
sale, Amsterdam, R. W. P. De Vries, 10-11 May 1927, lot 317 (as Parmigianino), reproduced pl. XIV;
sale, Berlin, Hollstein & Puppel, 4-6 May 1931, lot 1161 (as Parmigianino);
sale, Berlin, Max Perl, 28-29 June 1933, lot 1003 (as Parmigianino);
bears two unidentified marks on the verso: HG and HB
This elaborate composition, typical of Cimatori's graphic style, seems not to connect to any known painted version of this subject.
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