Guiseppe Passeri (1654-1714): Ecclesia et Veritas, une sanguine rehaussée de blanc sur papier, marque de collection E.C.

Work: 25,7 x 13,3 cm

Most probably a design for a ceiling painting.

Collector’s mark 'E.C.' for the famous E. Calando Collection, Paris, second half of the 19th C. (Lugt 837). For an overview of the items that were sold after the death of the collector in 1899, see the auction of 11 and 12 December 1899 (Paris, expert: Roblin), including names such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Rubens,..., see: link. 

Ref.:

- See as comparison for example: Christie's, London, July 4, 2006, lot 35, for a 'Madonna and Child in Glory' (sold GBP 31.200) (link)

- Compare with Christie's, New York, 24 January 2001, lot 51 (also a design for a ceiling painting) as well as inv. no. 1020, Die Italyischen Zeichnungen der Albertina, Generalverzeichnis, vol. I, Vienna, Cologne, Weimar, p. 523.

- See also: C. Pyrbram-Galdona, Unbekannte Zeichnungen alter Meister aus Europäischen Privatbesitz, Munich, 1969, fig 74.