Lot n° 88

MILANI, Aureliano, attr. [The incredulity of saint Thomas], s.d. Pen and wash drawing heightened with white gouache,

Estimation : 300 / 500
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
44 x 32 cm; not signed, former ms. attrib. on verso. Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Sl. fox., sm. blue stains in right lower part, some paper flaws, repaired tear in lower part, sm. defects in lower left margin.  Classical representation of Jesus, here in an architectural setting and surrounded by numerous disciples, guiding Thomas' fingers into the wound. Formerly attributed by a ms. note to the Italian painter of the late-Baroque period A. Milani (1675-1749), active in Bologna and Rome.
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