Lot Essay
Originally from Cologne, the artist is recorded (except for a period at Modena 1632-5) at Cento, where he was a pupil and friend of Guercino
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Provenance
An inscription 'FESHHI' on the old relining canvas suggests that the present picture may have been in the collection of Cardinal Fesch Pope Pius IX (seal on the relining canvas) Anon. Sale, Christie's, 17 June 1929, lot 74, as 'Guercino' (26gns. to Bukowskis)