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Attributed to Belisario Corenzio (circa 1558-circa 1640 Naples)
Lot 14

Attributed to Belisario Corenzio (circa 1558-circa 1640 Naples)

The archangel Michael triumphs over the Turks

Closed9 December 2015

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GBP 1,000–1,500

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Attributed to Belisario Corenzio (circa 1558-circa 1640 Naples)
The archangel Michael triumphs over the Turks
with number '67' (?) (recto); with inscription 'n' (verso)
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and red wash, heightened with white
8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (21.2 x 20 cm.)

Unidentified collector's mark (crowned shield, not in Lugt).
Anonymous sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, 6 June 1968, lot 181 (as Roman School, with an attribution to Giovanni Battista Passeri).
H. List (L. 4063).
Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz.

Specialist note

Known to be active in Naples from 1590, Corenzio was a prolific artist who executed many alterpieces and fresco cycles in Naples' churches and he was one of the first Neapolitan artists to leave a large number of drawings. The present drawing, with Corenzio's typical spirited penwork, seems not to be connected to any known paintings by the artist.