Double-sided sheet of Studies by Correggio

A double-sided sheet of Studies; on the recto a study for the pendentive in S Giovanni Evangelista, Parma, representing St Matthew and St Jerome.

Details

Category:
Religious
Medium:
Red chalk Dimensions: 20 x 16 cm
Art Fund grant:
£550 ( Total: £550)
Acquired in:
1953
Vendor:
Sotheby's

On the verso two studies of a bound Cupid.

Provenance

E Bouverie (Lugt 325); the Earl of Gainsborough; AGB Russell CVO; Captain H Reitlinger.

Venue details

British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG 020 7323 8299 www.britishmuseum.org

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