Lot Essay
Lord Lee of Fareham, who with his wife presented Chequers to the nation, bequeathed his collection of paintings to the Courtauld Institute.
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Saint Luke painting the Virgin
Details
Giuseppe Antonio Petrini, il Cavaliere Petrini (Carona 1677-c. 1755 Lugano)
Saint Luke painting the Virgin
oil on canvas
51 x 35¾ in. (129.5 x 91 cm.)
Saint Luke painting the Virgin
oil on canvas
51 x 35¾ in. (129.5 x 91 cm.)
Provenance
Viscount Lee of Fareham, London, before 1930.
Literature
T. Borenius, Catalogue of the Pictures....collected by Viscount Lee of Fareham, London, 1923, as Piazzetta.
W. Suida, 'Die Werke des Cav. Giuseppe Petrini von Carona', Anzeiger für schweizerische Altertumskunde, 1930, p. 277.
H. Voss, Giuseppe Antonio Pertrini, in U. Thieme and F. Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler5i, XXVI, Leipzig, 1932, p. 500.
E. Arslan, Giuseppe Antonio Pertrini, Bellinzona, 1960, p. 84.
G. Fiocco, Il Cavalier Pertini, Arte Antica e Moderna, 13-16, 1961, p. 455.
A. Mariuz, L'opera completa del Piazzetta, Milan, 1982, no. A38, illustrated.
J. Soldini, catalogue of the exhibition, La Pinacoteca Zust, Bellinzona, 1988, p. 48.
W. Suida, 'Die Werke des Cav. Giuseppe Petrini von Carona', Anzeiger für schweizerische Altertumskunde, 1930, p. 277.
H. Voss, Giuseppe Antonio Pertrini, in U. Thieme and F. Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler5i, XXVI, Leipzig, 1932, p. 500.
E. Arslan, Giuseppe Antonio Pertrini, Bellinzona, 1960, p. 84.
G. Fiocco, Il Cavalier Pertini, Arte Antica e Moderna, 13-16, 1961, p. 455.
A. Mariuz, L'opera completa del Piazzetta, Milan, 1982, no. A38, illustrated.
J. Soldini, catalogue of the exhibition, La Pinacoteca Zust, Bellinzona, 1988, p. 48.
Exhibited
Lugano, Villa Ciani, Giuseppe Antonio Pertrini, 1960, no. 36.
Lugano, Villa Malpensata, Giuseppe Antonio Pertrini, 14 September - 24 November 1991, pp. 218-19, no. 57, illustrated in colour.
Lugano, Villa Malpensata, Giuseppe Antonio Pertrini, 14 September - 24 November 1991, pp. 218-19, no. 57, illustrated in colour.
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