The Youthful Christ Leaving the Temple after his Dispute with the Doctors; Accompanied by the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph
First third of the XVII century. Wash, White lead, Pencil, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on grey paper.Not on display
Philip Pouncey was the first to propose the attribution to Balducci. The drawing was presumably made late in the artist´s career, after the painter had settled in Naples.
Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Chicago, Art Services International, 2008, p.211
