Lot Essay
The artist is apparently unrecorded but was presumably working in Florence in the first half of the 17th century.
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Saint Matthew
Details
Giovanni Battista Selvastrelli (early 17th Century)
Saint Matthew
signed, inscribed and dated 'Gio: Batt· Sel ·vastrelli· Fece· Fare· P· Sua· ·Deuctione· ·MDCXXXI·' on the reverse
oil on canvas, unlined, octagonal
20¾ x 16¼ in. (52.7 x 41.3 cm.)
Saint Matthew
signed, inscribed and dated 'Gio: Batt· Sel ·vastrelli· Fece· Fare· P· Sua· ·Deuctione· ·MDCXXXI·' on the reverse
oil on canvas, unlined, octagonal
20¾ x 16¼ in. (52.7 x 41.3 cm.)