Lot 69
  • 69

Attributed to Domenico Fiasella

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description

  • Domenico Fiasella
  • Recto: Study of a boy in the attitude of the Virgin IncoronataVerso: Study of a seated, cloaked woman
  • Black and white chalk on blue paper (recto and verso)

Provenance

Luigi Grassi (L.1171b);
Purchased in February 1925

Condition

Hinge mounted to the left edge. Losses to the lower left and upper left and right corners. Staining to the upper right corner and lower right quarter and an old diagonal crease to the lower left quarter. Evidence of surface dirt throughout, but the medium remains strong and the paper blue.
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Catalogue Note

Although previously attributed to Domenichino, the handling of the present work appears closer to that of an artist working in Genoa, with Domenico Fiasella seeming the most likely candidate.