Parable of the wise and foolish virgins
XVI century. Blue wash, Pencil, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper.Not on display
The drawing carries an old attribution to Poccetti (1548-1612). There is much in the delicate rendering of the figures, especially in their facial type and coiffure , to suggest the hand of Bernardino India.
Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Chicago, Art Services International, 2008, p.306
