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Paintings and drawings, from 16th to 19th century
AMBROGIO GIOVANNI FIGINO (Milan, 1553 - 1608)
Study of Pallas Athena
Pen, brown ink, brown wash highlighted with white on brownish paper
19 x 12 cm
Handwritten inscriptions on the back of the frame concerning provenances:
Mary Brandegee (Lugt 1860c), Piancastelli (Lugt 2078a), Janos Scholz (Lugt 2933b), Edgar Plan (?) Wien. Previously attributed to Polidoro da Caravaggio.
Provenance:
Mary Brandegee (L.1804a);
G. Piancastelli (L. 2078a);
Janos Scholz (L.2933b)
Private collection, France
Pallas Athena is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, craftsmanship, and war. During the Renaissance, Greek mythology became a favored subject for painters, symbolizing reason and wisdom. This study may be inspired by a fresco by Perino Del Vaga. The drawing also recalls other works by Figino, notably drawings preserved at the Louvre and the British Museum.
Ambrogio Giovanni Figino, a pupil of Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, is a major artist in Milan in the 16th century. Renowned for his drawings, he also created portraits and both religious and secular paintings. Our drawings come from the prestigious collection of Janos Scholz, a renowned musician from Sopron (Hungary). A large part of his collection was donated to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York in 1973.
