Lot 237
Ghirlandaio (Ridolfo, 1483-1561), Follower of. Madonna & Child, pen and ink
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Ghirlandaio (Ridolfo, 1483-1561), Follower of. Madonna & Child, pen and brown ink, on laid paper without watermark, ruled framing line, 125 x 82 mm (4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in), inscribed verso 'Michele di Ridolfo/ PMP' and numbered 'D28599', laid onto thin support sheet and inset at edges into window mount, framed
Provenance:
Jan Pietersz. Zoomer (1641-1724) [L. 1511]
Richard Cosway (1740-1821) [L. 629]; possibly his sale, 14-22 February, 1822 (sold by George Stanley)
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, London, [?inventory number verso 'D28599'], their label verso with attribution to 'Michele di Ridolfo [sic] (1795-1854)'
Private collection, London
⁂ The historic Colnaghi attribution would appear to suggest that the present study was traditionally understood to be by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio's pupil, Michele Tosini, called Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (1503-1577). With very few drawings for comparison it is difficult to sustain this attribution with any confidence; Baldinucci listed only one drawing by Tosini in the Medici collections in 1670. The drawing does however show some similarities to Tosini's master, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561). There is a photographic record held in the Royal Collection which illustrates a pen and ink drawing, The Adoration of the Shepherds, which is catalogued as 'a partial copy [after Ridolfo Ghirlandaio] of a drawing now in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (inv. no. NMH 293/1863)'; this partial copy appears to be by a very similar hand to the present sheet (see RCIN 850496).
Description
Ghirlandaio (Ridolfo, 1483-1561), Follower of. Madonna & Child, pen and brown ink, on laid paper without watermark, ruled framing line, 125 x 82 mm (4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in), inscribed verso 'Michele di Ridolfo/ PMP' and numbered 'D28599', laid onto thin support sheet and inset at edges into window mount, framed
Provenance:
Jan Pietersz. Zoomer (1641-1724) [L. 1511]
Richard Cosway (1740-1821) [L. 629]; possibly his sale, 14-22 February, 1822 (sold by George Stanley)
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, London, [?inventory number verso 'D28599'], their label verso with attribution to 'Michele di Ridolfo [sic] (1795-1854)'
Private collection, London
⁂ The historic Colnaghi attribution would appear to suggest that the present study was traditionally understood to be by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio's pupil, Michele Tosini, called Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (1503-1577). With very few drawings for comparison it is difficult to sustain this attribution with any confidence; Baldinucci listed only one drawing by Tosini in the Medici collections in 1670. The drawing does however show some similarities to Tosini's master, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561). There is a photographic record held in the Royal Collection which illustrates a pen and ink drawing, The Adoration of the Shepherds, which is catalogued as 'a partial copy [after Ridolfo Ghirlandaio] of a drawing now in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (inv. no. NMH 293/1863)'; this partial copy appears to be by a very similar hand to the present sheet (see RCIN 850496).
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