Italian School
(18th Century)

Three Old Master Drawings

each pen and ink/ink wash on laid paper
including a spolvero of "Minerva" (drawing pricked for tracing) attributed to Gennaro Landi, with name inscribed at bottom and Florentine collector's stamp (Lugt 2099) at top; "Satyr Spying on Sleeping Venus and Cupid" and "Venus and Cupid with the Three Graces", indistinctly signed lower left "An.... ......ccio".
Each matted, glazed and framed.
7-1/2" x 9-3/4" to 8" x 13", framed 15-3/8" x 10-1/8" to 18-1/2" x 22-1/2"

Provenance: The Collection of the Late Dr. E. Ralph Lupin, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Minerva: there is an extra strip of paper applied to the back of the left edge. There is a light circular stain en verso. There are three light creases to the center of the drawing (vertical, horizontal and diagonal). Satyr with sleeping Venus: all four corners have some minor adhesive residue that is consistent with having been previously hung with tape. All three drawings exhibit light toning and foxing as is to be expected with age and material. All are in overall good condition.

22 x 26 x 10 in