Studio of Giovanni Battista Salvi, called Sassoferrato Sassoferrato 1609 - 1685 Rome

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Description

Giovanni Battista Salvi, called Sassoferrato
The Madonna and Child
oil on canvas, in a carved and gilt wood frame

Provenance

The Sneyd family, Keele Hall, Staffordshire
The 'Sneyd heirlooms' sale London, Christie's, 27 June 1924, lot 92, as 'Sassoferrato'.

Catalogue Note

An 18th century copy after Sassoferrato's original design of which there are numerous versions known, for example in the Musée Calvet, Avignone (see F. Macé de Lépinay et al, Giovan Battista Salvi "Il Sassoferrato", Ancona 1990, p. 47, cat. no. 2, reproduced).