Martyrdom of St. Laurence

XVII century. Pencil ground, Wash, Pencil, Grey-brown ink on paper.
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Although drawn in the expansive style associable with Benso, the line-work is stiff and this may well be a copy after him.

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Chicago, Art Services International, 2008, p.218

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Inventory number: D001610
Author: Follower of Giulio Benso
Title: Martyrdom of St. Laurence
Date: XVII century
Technique: Pencil ground; Wash; Pencil; Grey-brown ink
Support: Paper
Dimension: Width: 364 mm; Height: 279 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos. Dibujos italianos del siglo XVI (por Nicholas Turner, con la colaboración de José Manuel Matilla), V, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2004, pp. 218.

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Art Services International, Chicago, 2008, pp. 218.

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Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 1523.

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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