Lot 36: Francesco Allegrini , Cantiano (?) 1615/20 - after 1679 Gubbio (?) christ in glory with angels and a saint kneeling in adoration Red chalk, the artist's corrected version of the figure of Christ added on a separate piece of paper; within slight

Red chalk, the artist's corrected version of the figure of Christ added on a separate piece of paper; within slight indications of a rounded shape for the composition

measurements note 369 by 498mm

With Thomas Williams Fine Art Ltd, London; acquired in 1998

In their biographical entry on Allegrini, John Gere and Philip Pouncey note that the artist's red chalk drawings show parallels with the style of Cavaliere d'Arpino, as well as those of Pietro da Cortona, and even Guercino.υ1 The validity of their observations is evident in the present study. The latter can be compared stylistically with the compositional study by the artist, Pegasus mastered by Perseus with Jupiter and Diana, formerly at Holkham Hall, although the Holkham sheet is executed in a different medium.υ2 1. J.A. Gere and Philip Pouncey, Italian Drawings...in the British Museum, Artists working in Rome c. 1550-c.1640, London 1983, vol. I, p. 26 2. London, Christie's, Old Master Drawings from Holkham, 2 July 1991, lot 55