ITALIAN - ROMAN SCHOOL 16thC - HISTORICAL SCENE ATTR. DEL VAGA - INK DRAWING
Item History & Price
From a private collection in Brussels (Belgium), is this 16th century Italian master drawing.
The drawing, executed in pen, ink and grey wash on laid paper, depicts a historical scene, showing "Alexander cutting the Gordian Knot", a preparatory study for a fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome.This drawing is seen as a variant of the del Vaga drawing in the collection of the Metropolitan (New York), formerly in the Harry G. Sperling Fund.
Authorship : the drawing is from t...he Italian-Roman School, attributed to Perino del Vaga and studio. Further research should be done for a more detailled understanding of this Renaissance period master drawing.
PERINO DEL VAGA (Florence 1501 - Rome 1547) : Italian painter, draughtsman. Born Pietro Buonaccorsi, Perino del Vaga received his early training in Florence under a friend of Raphael. About 1516 he traveled to Rome with a painter called Vaga, from whom he took his name. Two years later he was recruited into Raphael's studio. While collaborating on the Vatican Logge, Perino learned about stucco work and designing grotesques.
After spending two years in Florence to escape the plague, Perino was in Rome again by 1524. His Roman frescoes achieved a refinement and elegance of form by blending Michelangelo's grandeur and power with Raphael's grace. Through contact with Mannerist artists Rosso Fiorentino and Parmigianino, Perino developed a more ornamental style.
The Sack of Rome sent Perino to Genoa in 1528, where he formed an enduring local school and studied Giulio Romano's energetic decorations. Returning to Rome around 1536, he became principal decorator for Pope Paul III. His post-Genoa art profoundly influenced young painters developing the high Mannerist style in Rome.
Period : ca. 1536-1540.
Size : 24, 2x14, 8cm.
Provenance :Unidentified collector's mark left below "Dw".Private collection Brussels-Belgium.
Condition : Good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Small spots. Backside : traces of a paper support. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 17$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
The drawing, executed in pen, ink and grey wash on laid paper, depicts a historical scene, showing "Alexander cutting the Gordian Knot", a preparatory study for a fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome.This drawing is seen as a variant of the del Vaga drawing in the collection of the Metropolitan (New York), formerly in the Harry G. Sperling Fund.
Authorship : the drawing is from t...he Italian-Roman School, attributed to Perino del Vaga and studio. Further research should be done for a more detailled understanding of this Renaissance period master drawing.
PERINO DEL VAGA (Florence 1501 - Rome 1547) : Italian painter, draughtsman. Born Pietro Buonaccorsi, Perino del Vaga received his early training in Florence under a friend of Raphael. About 1516 he traveled to Rome with a painter called Vaga, from whom he took his name. Two years later he was recruited into Raphael's studio. While collaborating on the Vatican Logge, Perino learned about stucco work and designing grotesques.
After spending two years in Florence to escape the plague, Perino was in Rome again by 1524. His Roman frescoes achieved a refinement and elegance of form by blending Michelangelo's grandeur and power with Raphael's grace. Through contact with Mannerist artists Rosso Fiorentino and Parmigianino, Perino developed a more ornamental style.
The Sack of Rome sent Perino to Genoa in 1528, where he formed an enduring local school and studied Giulio Romano's energetic decorations. Returning to Rome around 1536, he became principal decorator for Pope Paul III. His post-Genoa art profoundly influenced young painters developing the high Mannerist style in Rome.
Period : ca. 1536-1540.
Size : 24, 2x14, 8cm.
Provenance :Unidentified collector's mark left below "Dw".Private collection Brussels-Belgium.
Condition : Good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Small spots. Backside : traces of a paper support. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 17$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
