Circle of Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486-1530)

The present lot relates to the Madonna and Child by Andrea del Sarto offered at Christie's, London, 5 July 2011, lot 62. The composition was furthermore known from a picture in the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (no. 4352), and from two studio versions, recorded in the da Pra' collection, Genoa and in the Alba collection, Madrid (reproduced in P. Matthiesen and B.L. Brown, Del Sarto Rediscovered, London, 2001, figs. 9 and 8), as well as an early copy in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (no. 2859, op. cit., fig. 10) and one on the Parisian art market in 2001 (op. cit., fig 11).