Lot 77: ANDREA DEL MICHIELI, CALLED VICENTINO | Semiramis hearing the news of a revolt in Babylon

Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk;
bears inscription in brown ink, left: Semiramis, and in another hand (possibly the artist's?), right margin: M. Benedetto ....ms. andrea vicentino/Passa....sta enchontro il largo della Farina; bears old attribution in ink, lower left: And.^a Vicentin; bears inscription in ink, verso: S.V. no. 147

7 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches

Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk;<br />bears inscription in brown ink, left: <em>Semiramis</em>, and in another hand (possibly the artist's?), right margin: <em>M. Benedetto ....ms. andrea vicentino/Passa....sta enchontro il largo della Farina</em>; bears old attribution in ink, lower left: <em>And.^a Vicentin</em>; bears inscription in ink, <em>verso</em>:<em> S.V. no. 147 </em>

Window mounted. Overall in good condition. A reddish light stain on the right at the top. The paper slightly buckled. Sold mounted and in a modern gilded frame.
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Doge Nicolò Sagredo, Venice, by circa 1654;
his brother, Stefano Sagredo, Venice;
his nephew, Zaccaria Sagredo, Venice (L.2103a, inscription, verso: S.V. no. 147);
his wife, Cecilia Sagredo, until sold, circa 1743;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 14 January 1989, lot 269