Close in style and technique to a drawing of Saint Bruno in prayer previously in the Geiger collection (see Sotheby's, London, 7-10 December 1920, lot 286) and to a sheet showing a Jewish priest, used for a figure in Salimbeni's fresco showing Esther and Ahasuerus in the Duomo, Siena (see M. Ciampolini, Drawing in Renaissance and Baroque Siena. 16th- and 17th-Century Drawings from Sienese Collections, exhib. cat., Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art and elsewhere, 2002-2003, no. 24, ill.).
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Executed on laid paper and fully laid down. The paper is in good condition and the media remain strong and fresh. There is some very slight occasional staining, but the drawing is in otherwise good condition. Framed.
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Lot 2Sale 18515
A kneeling saint with his arms outspread VENTURA SALIMBENI (SIENA 1568-1613)Estimate: GBP 1,500 - 2,500
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