Attributed to Timoteo VITI

Exhibited by Poncelin de Raucourt Fine Arts

Material Pen and brown ink on paper

Dimensions 28.2 x 12 cm

Price 18.000

Status Vetted

About the Work

This female nude study by Timoteo Viti (1469-1523) reflects the delicate style of the Umbrian school around 1500. Formerly owned by the Antaldi family in Urbino, this pen and ink drawing likely originates from the artist’s close collaboration with Raphael, whose influence is subtly present. Viti’s expertise in draftsmanship and his links to Raphael make this work an evocative piece of Italian Renaissance art, bridging stylistic elements from Perugino and Francia in a finely detailed form.

Provenance

Timoteo Viti (1469-1523) ;
Then by descent to the Antaldi family, Urbino (L. 2246) ;
Then by descent to Marchese Antaldi, Pesaro;
Christie's London, July 6, 2004, lot 5 (as attributed to);
Private collection, France.

Literature

Pouncey, Philip, et J. A. Gere. Italian Drawings in the British Museum: Raphael and His Circle. London: The British Museum Press, 1962.
Vasari, Giorgio. Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. Traduction en anglais par Gaston du C. de Vere. New York: Random House, 1996
Mariani Canova, Giulia. Disegni italiani del Cinquecento. Milan: Electa, 1987.