The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Details

North Italian School, circa 1500
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
oil on panel
32 7/8 x 24¼ in. (83.5 x 61.5 cm.)

Provenance

Lesser; Christie's, London, 21 February 1903, lot 90, as Carpaccio (60 gns. to Farrer).
Sir William James Farrer; Christie's, London, 23 March 1912, lot 38, as Carpaccio (52 gns. to Fuller or Farrer, acting for a member of the latter family).

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Lot Essay

Traditionally attributed to Carpaccio, this picture was attributed more recently to Giovanni Antonio da Lodi (the Pseudo-Boccaccino), to whose style the head of Saint Joseph bears a resemblance. Marco Tanzi (on the basis of photographs) suggests that the artist may have been from the Romagna.

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