Lot 43: FRANCESCO COZZA Study for a God Father

FRANCESCO COZZA
Study for a God Father
Charcoal on yellow paper

The study might refer to the God Father with angels frescoed by Cozza in the clearstory of the church S. Maria della Pace in Rome. However, the frescoed figure shows some differences such as both hands lifted or the globe brought to the Father by an angel, but we believe that the drawing might be a first form of the work of art in the Roman church. Moreover, it is interesting to notice the difference in quality between the cited mural painting and the drawing. Actually, the latter is more refined than the fresco. The artworks ascribable to the the master of Calabrian origins are quite a few, but some of them can show remarkable points of contact with our God Father, especially a study of a figure setting to music residing at the De- partment of Grphic Arts of the Louvre (U.V. Fischer Pace in: Francesco Cozza, Exhibition catalogue, Ca- tanzaro, 2007, page 236-237, IIIa, 8).
266 x 199 mm

266 x 199 mm

Charcoal on yellow paper