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ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDRO VAROTARI, KNOWN AS ‘IL PADOVANINO’ (…
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ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDRO VAROTARI, KNOWN AS ‘IL PADOVANINO’ (…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDRO VAROTARI,
KNOWN AS ‘IL PADOVANINO’ (1588–1649).
The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist; Jesus pointing to the
cross of his crucifixion, carried by two cherubs.
Red chalk on paper. Monogram in pen and brown ink
‘A P’ and ‘Padoanino 99’ at the bottom centre. On the reverse, a
red chalk sketch and an inscription in pen ‘g.100 ’ (Lord Somers
?), preserved under glass in an antique carved and gilded wooden frame
decorated with a frieze of palmettes. Marks on the
reverse: A. (Alexander, Prince of Yugoslavia) and M-P (Maria
Pia, Princess of Savoy).
Signs of age and small losses to the frame.
View: H.: 26.5 cm - W.: 37 cm.
Frame: H.: 42 cm - W.: 53 cm.
Provenance: a gift presented on the occasion of the marriage of Prince Alexander of
Yugoslavia and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, celebrated on 12 February 1955 in
Cascais, Portugal.
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