The Holy Family with St John the Baptist child, attributed to Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Francesco Penni, sold for €1.13m (£980,000) at a Paris auction.
A drawing offered at a Paris auction with an attribution to Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Francesco Penni (1488-1528) was hammered down at €1.13m (£980,000), writes Laura Chesters.
Estimated at €5000-7000, The Holy Family with St John the Baptist child was fought over by bidders at Drouot Estimations on April 12 (24% buyer’s premium including VAT).