ITALIAN - ROMAN SCHOOL 17thC - RELIGIOUS SCENE CIRCLE PASSERI - RED CHALK DRAWING
Item History & Price
I'm selling this large size Italian old master drawing, a find in a collection in Hasselt (East Belgium).
The drawing, executed in red chalk on laid watermarked paper, shows a religious scene, depicting "the Unbelief of Saint Thomas" (John 20:24-29).
Authorship : the drawing is from the Italian-Roman School, attributed to the circle of Giuseppe Passeri.
GIUSEPPE PASSERI (Rome 1654 - Rome 1714) : Italian painter and draughtsman, nephew of the painter Giovanni Battista Passe...ri. He was trained by his uncle and then by Carlo Maratti. The early sources (Pio, Pascoli) claim that he became Maratti's favourite pupil and that, at his own expense, Maratti encouraged him to copy the Roman works of Giovanni Lanfranco, an assertion that is supported by surviving copies. Maratti taught him to respect the traditions of the old masters. Above all, Maratti recommended him to study Raphael, whom he himself revered. Many of Passeri's drawings after these and other artists have survived. It was through these studies that he developed a relatively independent painting style, one that is distinguished by increasingly free brushwork, a subtle use of colour and lively composition.
Period : ca. 1690-1700.
Size : 42, 1x29cm !!!
Condition : Good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Sides secured. Left side irregular of shape. Some spots left and right. Left vertical : a default in the paper structure. Mid vertical : slight traces of folding. Top and bottom side : traces of wrinkling. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 18$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
The drawing, executed in red chalk on laid watermarked paper, shows a religious scene, depicting "the Unbelief of Saint Thomas" (John 20:24-29).
Authorship : the drawing is from the Italian-Roman School, attributed to the circle of Giuseppe Passeri.
GIUSEPPE PASSERI (Rome 1654 - Rome 1714) : Italian painter and draughtsman, nephew of the painter Giovanni Battista Passe...ri. He was trained by his uncle and then by Carlo Maratti. The early sources (Pio, Pascoli) claim that he became Maratti's favourite pupil and that, at his own expense, Maratti encouraged him to copy the Roman works of Giovanni Lanfranco, an assertion that is supported by surviving copies. Maratti taught him to respect the traditions of the old masters. Above all, Maratti recommended him to study Raphael, whom he himself revered. Many of Passeri's drawings after these and other artists have survived. It was through these studies that he developed a relatively independent painting style, one that is distinguished by increasingly free brushwork, a subtle use of colour and lively composition.
Period : ca. 1690-1700.
Size : 42, 1x29cm !!!
Condition : Good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Sides secured. Left side irregular of shape. Some spots left and right. Left vertical : a default in the paper structure. Mid vertical : slight traces of folding. Top and bottom side : traces of wrinkling. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 18$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
