Lot 13
  • 13

Francesco Guarino

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Francesco Guarino
  • Saint Anthony Abbot and the Centaur
  • dated 1642 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 17 1/2 by 26 in.; 44.5 by 66 cm.

Literature

Riccardo Lattuada, Francesco Guarino da Solofra, Naples, Paparo, 2000, pp. 161, 164-165, D5 and pp. 197-198, E21;
Ferdinando Bologna, Ottant'anni di un Maestro: omaggio, ed. by Francesco Abbate, Naples, Paparo, 2006, pp. 501-509;
Nicola Spinosa, Pittura del Seicento a Napoli da Caravaggio a Massimo Stanzione, Naples, arte'm, 2010.

Condition

The surface of the work is in overall good condition. There is craquelure throughout the work. The surface is slightly dirty. Under UV; There is a heavy varnish and some inpainting in the lower left corner.
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