A Winged Putto Riding a Sea Horse and a Lion (after Raphael); verso; The Three Graces (after Raphael), Denijs Calvaert, 1574


A Winged Putto Riding a Sea Horse and a Lion (after Raphael); verso; The Three Graces (after Raphael), 1574, Pen and brown ink, over black chalk (or charcoal), touches of red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on blue paper (recto); Pen and brown ink over black chalk, on blue paper (verso), sheet: 10 11/16 x 15 1/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Denijs Calvaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1540–1619 Bologna), After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome), One of around twenty Italian drawings, this double-sided sheet has recently been recognized as the work of Denijs Calvaert. Now almost illegible, the sheet is dated and signed at the bottom by the artist, “1574 / Dionisio Calvaert,” together with his place of birth, “DE ANVERSA” (Antwerp


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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