Lot N. 8
Da Perin del Vaga Artista della fine del XVI secolo
Jupiter Turns the Nymph Io into a Cow
pen and brown ink, washed in blue, purple, red and orange
mm 185x131
A partial pen study of an anthropomorphized sun on the verso.
This very sophisticated drawing copies a famous engraving by Gian Giacomo Caraglio (Bartsch 9) after Perin del Vaga.