BOLOGNESE SCHOOL (17TH CENTURY)
Grotesque head, study of a faun in profile.
initalled g (upper right). Unidentified collector's mark (possibly G) on the reverse
ink and wash on paper
21 x 16.5 cm

The work can be compared on stylistic grounds to treatments of the subject by the Bolognese Schools, notably with the influence of Annibale Carracci (1560–1609). One of the founding members of the Bolognese School, Carracci, along with his brother Agostino and cousin Ludovico, played a crucial role in promoting the Bolognese School's principles.