NEAPOLITAN ARTIST, 18th century THE PENITENT MAGDALENE
en and brown ink, brown wash, over traces in black chalk; squared in black chalk. 197 x 272 mm. Part of a study of an angel on the verso. Inscribed on verso by an old hand, in pen 'Sarnelli / Scol. del Giordano'. Watermark: indistinct.
The attribution on the verso of this Giordanesque drawing is interesting. Three Sarnelli brothers (Antonio, Gennaro and Giovanni) are recorded as painters in Naples in 18th century.
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