Antonio TEMPESTA (Florence 1555 – Rome 1630) Lot n° 10

Set of ten drawings of biblical scenes Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black pencil lines 7.1 x 10 cm each Each set includes two vignettes Drawings lined, some spotting, small stains Provenance: former P. Vischer collection, his stamp at the bottom left on two of the mounts (L.2115); former Flury-Hérard collection, his stamp (n°363 and n°368) at the bottom centre on two of the mounts (L.1015); Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Maître Laurin, 19 February 1979, n°60 One of the drawings can be compared with an engraving in the opposite direction (see: Bartsch, volume 35/17 volume 2, p.182, fig.453, rep.) The lot of ten,