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GIOVANNI MAURO DELLA ROVERE, CALLED IL FIAMMINGHINO (MILAN CIRCA 1575-1640)
A cardinal being blessed
with inscription 'juan Flomengho XVII sielcle' (verso) and '[...] B. R. 1618 [...]'
pen and brown ink, grey wash, heightened with white on blue paper
918 x 1278 in. (23.1 x 32.6 cm)
Provenance
Jean Cantacuzène (1863-1934), Bucharest (L. 4030).
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Lot Essay

The pictorial technique of this drawing, with white highlights on blue paper contrasting with the contours of the figures, detailed with pen and brown ink, is typical of the artist. A sheet of similar composition and size is at the Louvre, inv. 12331.

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