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Bolognese School, circa 1630-1640

The Meeting of Christ and Saint John the Baptist

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March 23, 02:42 PM GMT

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6,000 - 8,000 USD

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Bolognese School, circa 1630-1640

The Meeting of Christ and Saint John the Baptist


oil on copper

copper: 15 ⅛ by 11 ¼ in.; 38.5 by 28.8 cm. 

framed: 20 ⅛ by 15 ⅝ in.; 51 by 39.7 cm. 

This composition is inspired by Guido Reni's painting of the same subject from circa 1620-1625 in the Pinacoteca dei Girolamini in Naples.1


1.  See Fondazione Zeri Archive, ref. no. 55924.