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Attributed to Cesare Gennari (Italian, 1637-1688)
Estimate: $8,000-$12,000
Sold
$18,000
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description
Attributed to Cesare Gennari (Italian, 1637-1688)
Aeneas Taking Leave of Dido
oil on canvas
48 1/2 x 68 inches.
oil on canvas
48 1/2 x 68 inches.
Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida
Condition
Frame: 60 1/2 x 80 inches. Accession number 88.41. Canvas is lined. Canvas lining is visible around the perimeter of the canvas. Light craquelure throughout; paint layer is slightly dirty and dark in a manner commensurate with age. Examination under UV light reveals instances of inpainting and overpainting throughout.
Provenance
Exhibited:
Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, Italian Renaissance & Baroque Paintings in Florida Museums, 14 March-5 May, 1991
Literature:
Blumenthal, Arthur R., Italian Renaissance & Baroque Paintings in Florida Museums, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 1991, pp. 50-51