Artibus et Historiae no. 55 (XXVIII)
2007, ISSN 0391-9064Up
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PIERRE ROSENBERG - Neither Bencovitch, nor Restout but Chantereau
The Prado Museum owns four high-quality drawings with until now have been attributed to a Venetian artist of Dalmatian origin, Federico Bencovitch. Those académies masculines were published in 1994-1995 as by a French painter, Jean Restout. In fact, they, they were drawn by French "little master" of the first half of the 18th century, Jérôme-François Chantereau. This artist, mainly known for his drawings, deserves certainly a more detailed study of his æuvre.
