LOT DETAILS

Materials:

red chalk, brown wash on paper

Measurements:

6.50 in. (16.50 cm.) (height) by 3.82 in. (9.70 cm.) (width)

Markings:

with inscription in ink 'Elisabetta Sirani' (verso); watermark fleur-de-lys in a circle

Exhibited:

Pittsburgh, Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Collects: European Drawings, 1500 to 1800, 2004-2005, no. 39 (entry by B. Bohn).

Literature:

B. Bohn, 'Elisabetta Sirani and Drawing Practices in Early Modern Bologna', Master Drawings, vol. 42, no. 3, 2004, pp. 218, 233 (n. 42). C. Loisel, Musée du Louvre. Inventaire général des dessins italiens. Tome X, Dessins bolonais du XVIIe siècle, vol. II, Paris 2013, p. 512, under no. 941.

Provenance:

Giuseppe Vallardi, Milan (1784-1863) (L. 1223). Carlo Prayer, Milan (1826-1900) (L.2044). Juan and Felix Bernasconi (inscription on the verso); Christie's, London, 1 April 1987, lot 67.