Lot 29: BERNARDINO INDIA (attr.) The Sacrifice of Isaac

BERNARDINO INDIA (attr.)
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Charcoal on paper prepared with brown pigment

Distinguished by its dynamic and expressive traits, the group is believed to have much in common with works by special Verona artist Bernardino India, who painted intensively different decorative cycles of Palladian ar- chitecture after the second half of 17th century. His tense lines and the special way of drawing hands and legs with pointed fingers and toes which recur in re- cently rediscovered works such as Study for an allegory of Faith, forming part of collection Garofalo (L. Bor- tolotti in La collezione Raffaele Garofalo. I disegni e le sculture, curated by T. Strinati, Milan, 2006, pp. 16-17, 3, with comparisons cited by the author) or in the splendid sheet showing Mary Magdalene washing Jesus’ feet, turning up for sale some years ago (sold on 26 Jan. 2000, Sotheby’s, NY, 22 by 31 cm) and featuring the same peculiar traits and additional slightly empha- sized Morellian details.
155x115mm

155x115mm

Charcoal on paper prepared with brown pigment