Pseudo-Pier Francesco Fiorentino (active Florence second half of 15th Century)

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Pseudo-Pier Francesco Fiorentino (active Florence second half of 15th Century)

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and adoring Angels

Details

Pseudo-Pier Francesco Fiorentino (active Florence second half of 15th Century)
The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and adoring Angels
tempera on panel, in an integral frame
23 x 12¾ in. (58.4 x 32.4 cm.)

Provenance

Dan Fellows Platt, Englewood, New Jersey.
with E. & A. Silberman Galleries, New York, 1942, from where purchased by the present owner.

Literature

E.M. Zafran, European art in the High Museum, Atlanta, 1984, p. 35, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

In the present work the three angels present the Christ Child to the kneeling Virgin. This composition probably derives from a lost work by Filippo Lippi and is repeated in many versions, including one in the Museo Horne, Florence, and another in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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