Lot 531: Amaro do Valle (Lisbon 1550-1619)

Amaro do Valle (Lisbon 1550-1619)
The Lamentation (recto); Noli me tangere (verso)
signed (?) 'valle' and with inscription 'Amro de Valle' (on the mount)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, light brown wash, watermark crown
7 x 8 in. (17.8 x 20.3 cm.), unframed

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 April 1980, lot 133.

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From 1612, Amaro do Valle held the position of court painter to King Philip II of Portugal (Philip III of Spain). Although many of his finished paintings are now lost, his surviving drawings testify to the confidence and delicacy of his draughtsmanship. For other drawings by the artist, see Dessins: La Collection du MNAA, exhib. cat., Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, 1994, nos. 13-15).