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Attributed to Bartolomeo Guidobono (Italian, 1654-1709)
Martyrdom of an Early Saint with Cherubs Above Holding Three Crowns and a Martyr's Palm
Unsigned, inscribed "N: 30..." in black ink on the front l.l. and on the reverse, inscribed "Morassi (Guidobono) RR" on the mat.
Ink wash with whiting on paper, 9 x 6 1/4 in. (22.8 x 15.8 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Scattered holes, tears to u.l. corner with mending patches to the reverse, sheet mounted to secondary laid paper support.
N.B. The subject of this drawing may be the death of the Dominican friar Peter Martyr (c. 1205-52),who fell to the hand of assassins hired by two Venetian noblemen. His effigy is common in art of the Dominican Order. While some details vary from the depiction here, the scene is generally a forest, the death by stabbing, and the saint's companion is shown fleeing. The downward pointing hand of the saint may make reference to the version where the saint dies writing the Apostle's Creed on the ground with his own blood. It is not uncommon to find an angel above holding a martyr's palm in readiness.
The consignor reports that the attribution of the work to Guidobono was made by Antonio Morassi, as recorded in the inscription on the mount.
Estimate $20-200
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