Saint Francis of Assisi adoring the Christ Child

Details

Roman School, late 16th Century
Saint Francis of Assisi adoring the Christ Child
with inscription 'Frederico Zuccaro' (verso)
oil on paper
9 x 7 1/8 in. (22.9 x 18.1 cm.)

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Lot Essay

An attribution to Francesco Allegrini (1615/20-1679) has been suggested.

We are grateful to Marco Simone Bolzoni for his assistance in cataloguing this drawing.

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