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Giovanni Baglione
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Baglione
- saint paul and saint stephen crowned by angels
- Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash;
bears inscription in pencil (verso): album sur bleu / dans le sens de la longeur / 8 Noir / Le Nat...
Provenance
Possibly Maurice Delacre (bears pencil inscription, verso: Col. Delacre);
Herr Kisters, Bernrain, by whom given as a present to
P Johannes, 12 July 1959 (according to inscription on back of mount)
Condition
Attached only at the upper edge it was detached in the past from an old backing, the paper appears slighty yellowed and crinkled . Small three losses on the lower edge . The drawing appears to have been exposed to light but image still strong.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is a finished study, with differences, for Baglione's painting on copper, executed circa 1604 for Cardinal Sfondrato, sold on the Cardinal's death in 1618 to Cardinal Desiderio Scaglia, and now in the Musée Magnin, Dijon (fig.1). In the early years of the 17th century Baglione made a number of pictures for Cardinal Sfondrato, who was one of his first important patrons. He had commissioned Baglione to work for his titular church, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in 1599. It seems that no other studies for this composition have survived. Baglione made several changes to the upper part of the composition leaving only two angels in the final painted version, allowing the viewer to focus on the figures of the two Saints in the foreground.