Attributed to Bartolommeo Neroni, called Il Riccio (Siena 1500-1571)
Study for a frontispiece with an allegory of victory over the Turks: A warrior holding a spear, a seated captive wearing a turban and allegorical figures seated on an elephant
with inscription 'Stradanus' (on the mount)
black chalk, pen and brown and black ink, indented with the stylus
10 5/8 x 6? in. (27.1 x 16.1 cm.)
Attributed to Bartolommeo Neroni, called Il Riccio (Siena 1500-1571)
Study for a frontispiece with an allegory of victory over the Turks: A warrior holding a spear, a seated captive wearing a turban and allegorical figures seated on an elephant
with inscription 'Stradanus' (on the mount)
black chalk, pen and brown and black ink, indented with the stylus
10 5/8 x 6? in. (27.1 x 16.1 cm.)