Lot 128: Francesco Morandini, il Poppi (Italian, 1544-1597)

Francesco Morandini, il Poppi (Italian, 1544-1597)
The Annunciation to Zacharias, after Andrea del Sarto
black and red chalk on paper
10 7/8 x 12 1/8 in. (276 x 307 mm.)

J.-A. Duval le Camus (L. 1441).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 23 May 2000, lot 24.

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
This lot is offered without reserve.
The present lot is part of a series of drawings after compositions by Andrea del Sarto, 28 of which are in the Uffizi, Florence (see A. Giovanetti, Francesco Morandini, dello il Poppi, Florence 1995, D2, figs. 115-127) including a study of the left side of The Annunciation to Zacharias, dated 1569 (inv. no. 14464F; op. cit., fig. 115).