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Benvenuto Tisi, called il Garofalo Ferrara 1481 - 1559
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Benvenuto Tisi, called il Garofalo
- The Circumcision
- oil on panel, unfinished, unframed
- 15 by 21 in.
- 38.1 by 53.3 cm.
Provenance
Dan Fellows Platt Collection, Englewood, New Jersey;
With E. & A. Silberman Galleries, New York;
By whom sold (under the heading "Early Italian and Spanish Works Formerly in the Collection of Dan Fellows Platt"), New York, Parke-Bernet, February 15, 1940, lot 21;
A. Reasenberger & Son, New York.
With E. & A. Silberman Galleries, New York;
By whom sold (under the heading "Early Italian and Spanish Works Formerly in the Collection of Dan Fellows Platt"), New York, Parke-Bernet, February 15, 1940, lot 21;
A. Reasenberger & Son, New York.
Literature
B. Berenson, The North Italian Pictures of the Renaissance, New York-London 1907, p. 224;
M.J. Friedlander, Die Sammlung Richard von Kaufman, Berlin 1917, vol. I, pp. 73-74, no. 35;
B. Berenson, Pitture Italiane del Rinascimento, Milan 1936, p. 187;
B. Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance, Central Italian and North Italian Schools, vol. I, London 1968, pp. 152 and 154;
F. Zeri, Italian Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, vol. II, Baltimore 1976, p. 370, as "a copy made in the painter's workshop";
A.M. Fioravanti Baraldi, Il Garofalo, Benevenuto Tisi, Pittore (c. 1476 - 1559), Rimini 1993, pp. 146, cat. no. 78, p. 147, illustrated.
M.J. Friedlander, Die Sammlung Richard von Kaufman, Berlin 1917, vol. I, pp. 73-74, no. 35;
B. Berenson, Pitture Italiane del Rinascimento, Milan 1936, p. 187;
B. Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance, Central Italian and North Italian Schools, vol. I, London 1968, pp. 152 and 154;
F. Zeri, Italian Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, vol. II, Baltimore 1976, p. 370, as "a copy made in the painter's workshop";
A.M. Fioravanti Baraldi, Il Garofalo, Benevenuto Tisi, Pittore (c. 1476 - 1559), Rimini 1993, pp. 146, cat. no. 78, p. 147, illustrated.
Condition
Panel is uncradled. This painting appears to have been slightly trimmed along the top and bottom edges, although it is unclear how much. Overall, this picture presents an unusual image as it is unfinished and all the major heads except one are incomplete. Areas where the ground is visible still exhibit quite extensive underdrawing. Some areas of paint loss at left side and at top, as visible in catalogue image. It appears that along the top edge there is a band of varying width, and in the upper left corner and continuing down the left side, where there is a different ground preparation. While the panel is integral in these areas, there must have been damage and a new ground layer was put down over which new paint was applied to complete the image.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present unfinished picture is one of several versions of The Circumcision by Garofalo. The prime version, now in the Louvre, Paris (inv. no. 692), was executed by the artist in 1519 for the central portion of the predella of an altarpiece depicting The Massacre of the Innocents, in the Church of San Francesco in Ferrara. In addition to the Louvre picture, two other autograph versions of The Circumcision by Garofalo are extant. One is in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore (inv. 37.1077); the other is in a private collection, New York.