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Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio — The Head of Saint John the Evangelist with the profile of the Head of Saint Peter to the left (after Leonardo da Vinci)
Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio

The Head of Saint John the Evangelist with the profile of the Head of Saint Peter to the left (after Leonardo da Vinci)

Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, this drawing after Leonardo da Vinci depicts the head of Saint John the Evangelist with a profile view of Saint Peter. The work employs black chalk, colored chalks, and pastel on light grey prepared paper.

Medium
Black chalk, coloured chalks and pastel, on paper prepared light grey;
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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

July 6, 2022

Estimate: $80,000 – $120,000

Lot 7

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Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, The Head of Saint John the Evangelist with the profile of the Head of Saint Peter to the left (after Leonardo da Vinci)

Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, this drawing after Leonardo da Vinci depicts the head of Saint John the Evangelist with a profile view of Saint Peter. The work employs black chalk, colored chalks, and pastel on light grey prepared paper.

Medium
Black chalk, coloured chalks and pastel, on paper prepared light grey;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Classical, Study, Religious, Historical, Italian, Chalk Pastel, Portrait, Drawing, Figurative, Renaissance

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