ITALIAN - ROMAN SCHOOL 16thC - MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE ATTR. LIGORIO - RED CHALK
Item History & Price
For sale is this important Italian Renaissance drawing, a find in Paris.
The drawing, executed in red chalk on laid paper, depicts a mythological scene, shwoing Venus and Cupid in a renaissance interior.This drawing must have been preparatory for a larger scale project (possibly a fresco).Backside : an inscription in ink.Backside mat : inventory numbers, an inscription "Ligorio".
Authorship : the drawing is from the Italian-Roman School, given to Pirro Ligorio.
PIRRO... LIGORIO (Naples ca. 1500 - Ferrara 1583) : Italian architect, decorator, garden designer, painter and draughtsman. He was also an antiquarian and published several books on Roman antiquities. His most famous project, the Villa d'Este at Tivoli (1560-69) combined all these interests.In September 1550, before his employment at the Vatican and during his study of classical antiquity, Ligorio was hired by the Cardinal of Ferrara (Ippolito II d'Este) to accompany him to Tivoli. There, while the Cardinal served as governor, Ligorio managed his antique collection and served as a top advisor. The villa, which still stands in its original state, has a planted landscape and a vast terraced garden with spectacular fountains leading up to the huge house.
Ligorio also built the Casino of Pope Pius IV (Casina di Pio IV) in the Vatican Gardens (1558-62) and the Rotunda with Baldassare Peruzzi. He decorated his works with profuse stucco ornament (the Casino is a good example of his decoration).
As a painter, his work shows mythological, historical and religious subjects.
Period : ca. 1540-1550.
Size : 23, 3x15, 9cm (without mat).
Condition : Good, seen the age of the drawing. Some scattered dirt throughout. White partualy oxidized. Matted. Backside : sides secured. Slightly worn below. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 17$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
On May-15-19 at 05:55:58 PDT, seller added the following information:I forgot to mention the provenance of the drawing !
Provenance : collection Vallardi, his collectors mark right below (Lugt 1223).
The drawing, executed in red chalk on laid paper, depicts a mythological scene, shwoing Venus and Cupid in a renaissance interior.This drawing must have been preparatory for a larger scale project (possibly a fresco).Backside : an inscription in ink.Backside mat : inventory numbers, an inscription "Ligorio".
Authorship : the drawing is from the Italian-Roman School, given to Pirro Ligorio.
PIRRO... LIGORIO (Naples ca. 1500 - Ferrara 1583) : Italian architect, decorator, garden designer, painter and draughtsman. He was also an antiquarian and published several books on Roman antiquities. His most famous project, the Villa d'Este at Tivoli (1560-69) combined all these interests.In September 1550, before his employment at the Vatican and during his study of classical antiquity, Ligorio was hired by the Cardinal of Ferrara (Ippolito II d'Este) to accompany him to Tivoli. There, while the Cardinal served as governor, Ligorio managed his antique collection and served as a top advisor. The villa, which still stands in its original state, has a planted landscape and a vast terraced garden with spectacular fountains leading up to the huge house.
Ligorio also built the Casino of Pope Pius IV (Casina di Pio IV) in the Vatican Gardens (1558-62) and the Rotunda with Baldassare Peruzzi. He decorated his works with profuse stucco ornament (the Casino is a good example of his decoration).
As a painter, his work shows mythological, historical and religious subjects.
Period : ca. 1540-1550.
Size : 23, 3x15, 9cm (without mat).
Condition : Good, seen the age of the drawing. Some scattered dirt throughout. White partualy oxidized. Matted. Backside : sides secured. Slightly worn below. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 17$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
On May-15-19 at 05:55:58 PDT, seller added the following information:I forgot to mention the provenance of the drawing !
Provenance : collection Vallardi, his collectors mark right below (Lugt 1223).
