The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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CATALOGUES 72–73 STUDIO DRAWINGS AND DRAWINGS OF UNDETERMINED STATUS 317

shape of a rather crowded pictorial composition of small

figures...It is probable that the foreshortened figure of

one of the thieves, seen in side view on the left, and

the beautiful group with the Virgin swooning...are

disconnected studies; i.e. meant for the same compo-

sition, but not arranged in their proper relative posi-

tion.” Analogies between this drawing and Michelan-

gelo’s studies for Sebastiano’sFlagellation, and hisThree

Crossesin the British Museum, W 32 /Corpus 87 .). Black,

1875 ,p. 214 ,no. 35. Gotti, 1875 , II, p. 224. Fagan,

1883 ,p. 116 (“[A] study of the same subject [as BM

W 32 /Corpus 87 ], the principal group being of the Vir-

ginswooning. Daniele da Volterra has also represented

the group with more or less of identity in theDeposi-

tionin the church of the Trinit`a del Monte, Rome.”).

Thode, 1908 , II, p. 476 (After a lost Michelangelo design,

like Louvre Inv. 839 /J 79 .). Thode, 1913 ,no. 421 (As

1908 .). Parker, 1956 ,no.37 6 (This and Louvre Inv.

839 /J 79 are “copies of a common original...the work

of some follower of the master.”). Dussler, 1959 ,no. 617

(Doubtful if an original by Michelangelo existed.). Hartt,

1971 ,p. 391 (Rejected.). De Tolnay, 1975 , Corpus I,

no. 88 (After a lost drawing by Michelangelo, c.15 2 4–

5 .). Joannides, 1981 b,p. 681 (“Assemblage of elements

derived from Michelangelo”; sources noted.). Joannides,

2003 a,pp. 225 – 6 (Discussion of Louvre Inv. 839 /J 79 .).

CATALOGUE 73

antonio mini (1506–c. 1534)

Recto: A Reclining Figure; A Fleeing Figure

Ve r so: A Fleeing Figure; A Column

184 6. 123 ;R. 60. 4 ;P.II37 7

Dimensions: 148 ×34 0mm

Medium

Recto: Red chalk.

Ve r so: Red chalk with touches of black chalk; pen

and ink, a ruled line in stylus down the centre of the

column.

Condition

Double-sided solid museum mount.

Recto: There are losses at the upper left and right cor-

ners and the lower left corner that have been repaired and

made-up with off-white laid paper. There is overall sur-

face dirt and discolouration. The sheet has various holes,

and there is patchy foxing.

Ve r so: In addition to the patchy foxing, there are various

stains in the leg area.

Inscription

Recto: Upper left in pen:di mano d’anto mini(in a

sixteenth-century hand).

Description

Recto

A.Study of a model? for theDay,fromtherear.

B.A figure advancing from right to left while turning

around to his right. Generally described as anArcher,he

is, perhaps, running in fear.

C.Caricatural outline of a head, seen from the rear?. This

weak outline drawing might be by Andrea Quaratesi.

D. Outline of a left shoulder seen from the rear.