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After Carlo Saraceni
(Italian, 1579-1620)
The Vision of St. Francis
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,000
Live Auction
Old Masters & 19th Century European Art
Location
Chicago
Size
13 7/8 x 9 in. (35.2 x 22.9cm)
Description
After Carlo Saraceni
(Italian, 1579-1620)
The Vision of St. Francis
oil on copper
13 7/8 x 9 in. (35.2 x 22.9cm)
This lot is located in Chicago.
Condition
Framed: 19 x 14 inches.The copper panel is wavy at the corners and shows marks of previous folds. Three of the corners show diagonal marks. The upper left corner appears to have suffered some damage, now repaired. The varnish is spotty but not dark. Under UV light: streaky, thick varnish, selective cleaning on the angel. The upper left corner shows some inpainting.
Provenance
Provenance:Professor Alfred K. MoirBy whom bequeathed to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2011Sold: Sotheby's, New York, June 6, 2013, Lot 90Acquired at the above sale by the present ownerExhibited:Santa Barbara, Museum of Art, on loan from November 8, 1969, loaned by Moir (as by Saraceni, according to a label on the reverse)San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery, Baroque Works, April 14 - May 13, 1973, loaned by Moir (according to a label on the reverse)Lot note:There are two known autograph versions of this composition, one in the Chiesa del Redentore, Venice, and another in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich (inv. no. 113).