Not on display

A Standard Bearer

Giulio Benso (1592 - 1668)

Artist/Maker

Former attribution: Luca Cambiaso (1527 - 1585)

Material / Technique

Pen and brown ink, brown wash on paper

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 25,9 x 15,6 cm

Inventory numberNMH 1594/1863

AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Carl Gustaf Tessin)

Other titlesTitel (sv): En fanbärare Titel (en): A Standard Bearer Titel i inventariet (sv): Soldat som bär en fana.

DescriptionDescription: The traditional attribution to Cambiaso is not convincing. The present attribution to Benso relies primarily on likenesses with a "Birth Scene", where the faces have this resemblance to death's heads and the costumes are drawn with long, sweeping strokes. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 297]

Collection

Geographical origin

Geogr. härkomst: Italy

MaterialPaper, Ink

TechniqueDrawing