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GIOVANNI BATTISTA DELLA ROVERE (Milan ca. 1561 - ca. 1630) A KNEELING MONK
Pen and brown ink; 142 x 92 mm. PROVENANCE: Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. (1723-1792), Lugt 2374; Ferruccio Asta (1900-1952), Lugt 116a.

The two Della Rovere brothers, Giovanni Battista and Giovanni Mauro, were both known by the name 'Fiammenghino', which refers to the Flemish origin of their father, Giovanni, born in Antwerp. The brothers usually worked together on vast decorations in the churches of the Lombard capital and in its surrounding territory.