A Major Draw $300,000– $500,000

“Parmigianino’s drawings

have been justifiably recognized for their outstanding quality, and the present work is no exception,” says Gregory Rubinstein, head of old-master drawings at Sotheby’s. On this double-sided sheet, studies of Shepherds for an Adoration are rendered on the recto (shown), while Two

Putti among Foliage graces the verso. The musical score on the recto, Rubinstein notes, might explain its presence in the collection of Nicholas Lanier, Master of the Musick to Prince Charles, later King Charles I of England. The Parmigianino sheet is among 30 drawings from the Howard and Saretta Barnet Collection that go under

the gavel at Sotheby’s on January 31. Other highlights include works by Jean-Antoine Watteau and Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. sothebys.com