Lot Essay
While the flowers in this canvas are attributed to Giovanni Stanchi, the fruit appears to be by a second hand, and the figure a third.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Attributed to Giovanni Stanchi and Workshop (Rome c. 1645-1672 ?)
A boy holding a bunch of grapes, with a melon, squash, figs and other fruit and a vase of tulips, morning glory and other flowers in a walled garden
Details
Attributed to Giovanni Stanchi and Workshop (Rome c. 1645-1672 ?)
A boy holding a bunch of grapes, with a melon, squash, figs and other fruit and a vase of tulips, morning glory and other flowers in a walled garden
oil on canvas
38 x 50 5/8 in. (96.6 x 128.7 cm.)
A boy holding a bunch of grapes, with a melon, squash, figs and other fruit and a vase of tulips, morning glory and other flowers in a walled garden
oil on canvas
38 x 50 5/8 in. (96.6 x 128.7 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection; Sotheby's, London, 4 April 1984, lot 96, as Michelangelo Cerquozzi.