Pietro Faccini

Lot 49: Pietro Faccini (Bologna 1562-1602)

Name: Pietro Faccini (Bologna 1562-1602)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: w26m7ndeg6

Est: £8,000 GBP - £12,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 06, 2004

Item Overview

Description

A reclining nude transfixed by an arrow, for a Saint Sebastian (?)
oil on paper, irregular
14 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (377 x 480 mm.)

Artist or Maker

Pietro Faccini

Provenance

Probably 1st Duke of Montagu (1712-1790), Montagu House, Whitehall, and thence by descent.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 December 1988, lot 80 (as Annibale Carracci).

Notes

The attribution to Faccini was confirmed by Mario di Giampaolo in a letter dated 10 May 2004. Professor di Giampaolo relates the work to other drawings of nudes by Faccini in the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, and the Uffizi.

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Auction Details

Old Master and 19th Century Drawings

Christie's

July 06, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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