Donato Bizamano (1st half of the 16th Century)

The Nativity

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Donato Bizamano (1st half of the 16th Century)
The Nativity
signed, inscribed and dated on the reverse '+ DONATVS . BIZAMANVS PINXIT . INHOTRANTO . 15 . 42.'
oil on panel, in an integral frame
16 7/8 x 14in. (42.8 x 35.6cm.)

Provenance

(Probably) John, K.T., 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane (d. 1862), Taymouth Castle.
Lt. Col. the Hon. Thomas George Breadalbane Morgan-Grenville-Gavin D.S.O. M.C., Langton, Duns, Berwickshire; Christie's, 27 March 1925, lot 113 (with another picture attributed to Pamigianino: 28gns. to Howard).

Lot Essay

Donato and his brother, Angelo, both of Greek origin, together with the Scupula brothers of Crete, settled in Otranto in Puglia in the first half of the 16th Century; there they formed a highly individual school of painting which was distinctly Byzantine in character. A portable triptych by Fabrizio Scupula was offered in these Rooms 7 April 1995, lot 187 and another similar work by his brother Giovanni Maria, signed and inscribed 'IONES MARIA SCVPVULA DE ITRUNTO PINXIT IN OTRANTO' is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (A.R. Murphy, European Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, An Illustrated Summary Catalogue, Boston, 1985, p. 261, illustrated).

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