Niccolò Berrettoni
1637-1682
Studies of a Male Torso, Feet and Hands
13 x 8 15/16 inches (331 x 227 mm)
Red and white chalk on blue-green paper.
2009.207
The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.
Notes
Simonetta Prosperi Valenti Rodino first identified this sheet, formerly attributed to Carlo Maratti, as a group of studies by Maratti's pupil Niccolò Berrettoni, for the latter's painting of The Angel helping St. Anthony Abbot find St. Paul the Hermit of 1658, painted for the church of Sant'Antonio in Pesaro and now in the Seminar there. (For the painting, see L. Barroero and V. Casale, eds., Niccolò Berrettoni (Pesaro 1998), 163-65.
Formerly attributed to Carlo Maratta, Camerano 1625-1713 Rome.
Formerly attributed to Carlo Maratta, Camerano 1625-1713 Rome.
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Watermark: fleur-de-lis inside circle, surmounted by crown.
Associated names
Preparatory drawing for (work): Berrettoni, Niccolò, 1637-1682. Angel helping St. Anthony Abbot find St. Paul the Hermit (painting)
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713, Formerly attributed to.
McCrindle, Joseph F., former owner.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713, Formerly attributed to.
McCrindle, Joseph F., former owner.
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