Niccolò Berrettoni

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Niccolò Berrettoni

1637-1682

Studies of a Male Torso, Feet and Hands

ca. 1658

Red and white chalk on green paper.

13 x 8 15/16 inches (331 x 227 mm)

The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.

2009.207

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.

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Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in circle, surmounted by a crown, fragment, lined drawing. Probable watermark on lining.

Provenance:

W.R. Jeudwine, London, 22 November 1963; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London; from whom acquired by Joseph F. McCrindle, New York, 27 September 1965 (McCrindle collection no. A0658).

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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.

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