CARLO BONONI (1569-1632)

AN ALLEGORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: A FEMALE FIGURE SEATED ON A CLOUD WEARING A TIARA AND HOLDING A CROSS

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CARLO BONONI (1569-1632)
AN ALLEGORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: A FEMALE FIGURE SEATED ON A CLOUD WEARING A TIARA AND HOLDING A CROSS
BLACK AND WHITE CHALK ON LIGHT BROWN PAPER
314 X 212 MM.

Provenance

AN UNIDENTIFIED COLLECTOR'S MONOGRAM 'PM. AIX 1860' AND ATTRIBUTION 'CIRO FERRI..'

Literature

E. SCHLEIER, 'FIVE DRAWINGS BY CARLO BONONI', MASTER DRAWINGS, 1993, XXI, P. 413, FIG. 6.

Lot Essay

RELATED TO THE CENTRAL MEDALLION OF THE CUPOLA OF THE CAPELLA GABBI IN THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DELLA CHIARA IN REGGIO EMILIA PAINTED BY BONONI IN 1622, E. SCHLEIER, OP. CIT., P. 413, FIG. 7. THERE ARE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DRAWING AND THE FRESCO, MAINLY IN THE POSITION OF THE LEFT ARM OF THE FIGURE.

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