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The Nativity in a fictive frame supported by two angels and surmounted by a crown
Details
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna)
The Nativity in a fictive frame supported by two angels and surmounted by a crown
pen and brown ink, minor ink gall damages
9¾ x 7¾ in. (248 x 197 mm.)
The Nativity in a fictive frame supported by two angels and surmounted by a crown
pen and brown ink, minor ink gall damages
9¾ x 7¾ in. (248 x 197 mm.)
Provenance
John Barnard (L. 1420); his inscription 'N 386 10 by 8'; London, 19 February 1787, lot 89.
Pierre Defer, by descent to
H. Dumesnil (L. 739); Paris, 8-9 May 1900, lot 228.
L. Deglatigny (L. 1768a).
Pierre Defer, by descent to
H. Dumesnil (L. 739); Paris, 8-9 May 1900, lot 228.
L. Deglatigny (L. 1768a).
Sale room notice
The central section of the present drawing was engraved, in reverse, by Matteo Mingarini (1603-1669) (P. Bagni, Guercino e i suoi incisori, Rome, 1988, fig. 123). The composition is derived from an anonymous early 16th Century terracotta bas relief of the Madonna del Presepio now in the Church of San Sebastiano e Rocco in Guercino's native Cento (P. Bagni, op. cit., fig. 122). We are grateful to Mr Gianni Fava for drawing our attention to this connection.