Lot 47: GUGLIELMO CORTESE Scene of a battle

GUGLIELMO CORTESE
Scene of a battle
Ink on paper

The drawing seems to be comparable with copious other ones attributed to Borgognone's cirCle to whom we can relate different types of images such as fallen horses and dead bodies lying on the ground that are often depicted in Cortese's works. A comparison with the authen- tic big fresco depicting Joshua's Battle residing at Alessandro VII Gallery in Quirinale (certain work created around 1657) leads one to date the drawing, which can be considered as the master's circle work of art, exactly during the 7th decade of the 17th century.
189 x 269 mm

189 x 269 mm

Ink on paper