European Drawings 2: Catalogue of the Collections

GIULIO CESARE PROCACCINI

1574-1625

THIS RECTO IS CLOSELY COMPARABLE IN TECHNIQUE

to a study of the head of a boy by Procaccini in the Al-

bertina (inv. 24.985). The two are similar in the broad use

of black chalk, first to formulate facial features and then

to more rapidly sketch in the hair. Also similar are the

elaborate additions in white chalk to give the hair greater

luminosity. In addition the morphology of the faces is

similar, especially the eyes and eyebrows, nose, mouth,

and outlines of the jaw. The physiognomic type on the

Getty recto can also be seen in Procaccini's paintings, as

for example in the Miracle of Carlina Nava of 1610 in the

cathedral of Milan. The nude on the verso indicates that

the sheet was cut down at the top. The figure style here

is comparable to that of Venus in a painting, Venus and

Amor (art market, New York).^1

i. H. Brigstocke, "Giulio Cesare Procaccini Reconsidered,''

Jahrbuch der BerlinerMuseen 18 (1976), pp. 108-10, fig. 16.

verso

GIULIO CESARE PROCACCINI (Italian, 1574-1625). Head of a Boy

with Curly Hair. Black chalk and white chalk heightening on

green-blue paper. H: 26.5 cm (io^7 /i6 in.); W: 22.9 cm (8I5/i6 in.)

Vienna, Graphische Sammlung Albertina 24.985. Photo cour-

tesy Fonds Albertina.

104 ITALIAN SCHOOL • PROCACCINI

39 Head of a Female Figure

Female Nude"

Black and white chalk on brown paper; H : 33.4 cm ( 1 3 3 /i6

in.); W: 23.7 cm (9^3 /8Ín.)

86.GB.20

MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS: (Recto) at bottom right

corner, inscribed Scuola di Caraca in brown ink; (verso)

inscribed n°.20, S. B. tfiji illegibly twice in brown ink.

PROVENANCE: Sagredo collection(?), Venice; de Bois-

sieu collection, Lyons; private collection, Paris; art mar-

ket, Paris.

EXHIBITIONS: None.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: None.