Lot 14: ALESSANDRO ARDENTE, FAENZA 1530 - 1595 TURIN

signed: A. Ardente

bears numbering: 16
pen and brown ink, a slight sketch of the head of a putto in black chalk on the verso

FEMALE ALLEGORICAL FIGURE SURROUNDED BY PUTTI BEARING SYMBOLS OF ECCLESIASTIC VIRTUES

245 by 216 mm

Ardente seems to have been active in the cities of Faenza, Pisa and Lucca before he went to Turin, where he was employed by Emmanuele Filiberto of Savoia. There is no reason to doubt the old signature which appears on this drawing, despite the fact that we have no knowledge of the graphic style of this artist.