Study of a standing saint

Lorenzo Lotto (1480 - 1556)

British Museum

1540

A study for the figure of St. Matthias in the altarpiece of the Virgin and Child with four Saints painted by Lotto in the 1540's for the church of Saint Agostino at Anacona, later transferred to Saint Maria della Piazza.

• Medium: black chalk heightened with white on blue paper
• Dimensions: 41 x 28 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1487 ( Total: £4,462)
• ArtFunded in: 1958
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Skippe Collection, Christie's; Mr Edward Holland-Martin.

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