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ROMAN SCHOOL, MID-17TH CENTURY | Floral garland surrounding the head of Christ crowned with thorns
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Floral garland surrounding the head of Christ crowned with thorns
- oil on canvas
- 79 x 65.1 cm.; 31 1/8 x 25 5/8 in.
Provenance
Private collection, Andalucía;
Whence acquired and offered on the art market, Madrid;
Whence acquired in 2013 by the present owner.
Whence acquired and offered on the art market, Madrid;
Whence acquired in 2013 by the present owner.
Catalogue Note
The blooms in this garland are reminiscent of the Roman still life painter, Mario Nuzzi, called Mario dei Fiori. The Ecce Homo in the centre of the garland is related to the type invented by Guido Reni, much copied, of which an example is the painting today in the Louvre, Paris.1 1 Inv. no. 528; see C. Garboli and E.Baccheschi, L'opera completa di Guido Reni, Milan 1971, p. 113, cat. no. 194b, reproduced.