Lot Essay
The composition was clearly inspired by Guido Reni's picture at Dulwich
Details
Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728-1781)
Saint John the Baptist
25¾ x 21 3/8in. (65.5 x 54.3cm.)
Saint John the Baptist
25¾ x 21 3/8in. (65.5 x 54.3cm.)
Provenance
Sig. Bettrici (according to an inscription on part of the original (?) stretcher on the reverse)
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, 10 Dec. 1986, lot 116
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, 10 Dec. 1986, lot 116
Exhibited
Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, Guido Reni und Europa, 2 Dec. 1988 - 26 Feb. 1989, pp. 539-40, no. D16, illustrated in colour