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CATALOGUES 73–74 STUDIO DRAWINGS AND DRAWINGS OF UNDETERMINED STATUS 31 9it was presumably acquired, or bought in, at that sale by
H. de Marignane fils, for it was included in the exhi-
bition of his collection held in Monte Carlo in 1966 ,
as no. 6 , attributed to Michelangelo. The entry notes
that two (unnamed) specialists had considered it to be by
Mini, one of them believing it to have been retouched
byMichelangelo, a view held by Berenson of the present
drawing. The compiler agrees that the Marignane draw-
ing, which was once part of the collection formed by
Padre Resta for Monsignore Marchetti, is by Mini.Drawn Copies
Aonthe verso was copied c.15 8 0byAndrea Commodi
on Uffizi 18611 Frecto.History
Casa Buonarroti by c.15 8 0;Jean Baptiste Wicar; Samuel
Woodburn; Sir Thomas Lawrence (no stamp); Samuel
Woodburn.References
Woodburn,184 2,no. 35 (“Five very fine studies on one
Mount...one in red [chalk] on which is written de
Mano di Anton Mini”; added to [Cats. 51 – 53 ], which
seem to have been mounted together from at least 1804
and no doubt earlier, and [Cat. 101 ].). Woodburn,184 6,
no. 40 (As184 2.). Robinson, 187 0,no. 60. 5 (Michel
Angelo. Recto: “a recumbent male figure, evidently done
from a cast or wax model, but in a broad and masterly
style....If it be really the work of Mini, it shows how
completely he had mastered Michelangelo’s style, even in
the manner of his slightest sketches.”). Black, 1875 ,p. 215 ,
no. 55. Gotti, 1875 ,II,p. 227. Berenson, 1903 ,I,pp. 253 –
4 ,no. 1722 (Mini.). K. Frey, 1909 – 11 ,no. 245 (Recto:
main figure Mini; smaller female one possibly Michelan-
gelo.); no. 246 (Verso: figure perhaps Michelangelo; also
possibly the column, related to those for San Lorenzo.).
Thode, 1913 ,no. 439 (Recto: the reclining figure proba-
blybyMini; the fleeing figure might be Michelangelo, but
the motif certainly his.). Popp, 1925 a,p. 19 (Mini, 1525 –
6. [A] a free copy after a model forNight[sic].). Beren-
son, 1935 ,p. 272 (Mini’s name probably added by Bald-
inucci. A weak drawing, well below anything assigned to
“Andrea.”). Berenson, 1938 ,I,pp. 256 ,36 4,no. 1722 (As
1935 ; [A] “after some slight sketch for one of the recum-
bent figures in the Medici chapel, possibly for one of the
River Gods.”). Delacre, 1938 ,p. 91 (Doubtful of attribu-
tion to Mini.). Wilde, 1953 a,p. 68 (By Mini after a model
for theDay. Another drawing by Mini inspired byDay
is BM W 34 .). Parker, 1956 ,no.37 7(Recto and verso by
Mini. [A] perhaps not after a model forDaybut simplya memory sketch.). Dussler, 1959 ,no. 628 (Both sides
byMini. Recto: [A] from a model forDay.). Berenson,
1961 ,no. 1722 (As 1903 / 1938 .). Barocchi, 1962 ,pp. 216 –
17 (Similarities support attribution of CB 34 FtoMini.).CATALOGUE 74antonio mini (1506–c.1534)
Recto: A Drunken Faun and Another Figure
Ve r so: Sketches of Limbs
184 6. 124 .R. 79 ;P.II37 8
Dimensions: 335 × 238 mmMedium
Red chalk.Condition
Double-sided solid museum mount with thin perspex
applied to both sides; the hinges discoloured to yellow-
brown.
Recto: The support is undulating. There is overall dis-
colouration and surface dirt plus various pale brown stains
overall. A large section of paper is missing at the lower left
corner; there is also an irregular strip at the lower right
side and at the bottom edge, which have been made up in
thin toned paper. There is a vertical tear at the upper left
and many small vertical tears along the top edge. There
is one vertical fold line down the centre.
Ve r so: Six horizontal fold lines are particularly visible
from this side as are the tear repairs at the edge and the
lower part of the vertical central fold. There is overall dis-
colouration and surface dirt and the stains on the recto
are darker on this side.Description
Recto
A.Adrunken faun seen from the front.
B.A figure in a complex pose.
C.Avery faint schematic form at lower right, possibly
part of a foot.Verso
To p line
A.Aface looking down, in right profile.
B.A left leg, seen from the right.
C.Indecipherable; perhaps a bone.
D. A left hand, seen in right profile.
E.Aright leg, seen frontally.