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Marco Pino, called Marco da Siena
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Marco Pino, called Marco da Siena
- The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Private collection, Italy.
Literature
A. Zezza, 'Un'aggiunta a Marco Pino', in Kronos, vol. 13, 2009, pp. 123-128, reproduced in colour p. 126.
Condition
The canvas is slightly less red in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests. The canvas has a new relining and is in excellent condition, the paint surface is stable and covered with an even varnish.
Inspection under UV light shows scattered retouching, on the clothing, on the Madonna's left cheek and dress, on Christ's lower legs, and scattered retouching along the lower edge.
This lot is sold in a gilt and black frame in good condition, and is ready to hang.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A native of Siena, where he trained in the studio of Domenico Beccafumi, Marco Pino later moved to Rome and then to Naples, where he was to be the dominant artistic personality for thirty years. Zezza (see Literature) proposes that the present work should be placed chronologically between the artist's two other treatments of the subject: the first, painted around 1545 during his first sojourn in Rome is in the Chigi-Saracini collection in Siena;1 the second, probably painted in his later years in Naples, is in the Pinacoteca in Siena.2
The work is typical of Marco's mature phase: the pictorial space is stretched upward and the figures are reminiscent of Michelangelo's late works. A similar figure of the Infant Christ is found in another Holy Family, formerly in the Sangiorgi collection in Naples, whose whereabouts are currently unknown.3
1. See A. Zezza, Marco Pino, L'opera completa, Naples 2003, p. 284, cat. no. A.86, reproduced p. 57.
2. Idem, p. 285, cat. no. A.92, reproduced p. 301.
3. Idem, p. 286, cat. no. A.102, reproduced p. 304
The work is typical of Marco's mature phase: the pictorial space is stretched upward and the figures are reminiscent of Michelangelo's late works. A similar figure of the Infant Christ is found in another Holy Family, formerly in the Sangiorgi collection in Naples, whose whereabouts are currently unknown.3
1. See A. Zezza, Marco Pino, L'opera completa, Naples 2003, p. 284, cat. no. A.86, reproduced p. 57.
2. Idem, p. 285, cat. no. A.92, reproduced p. 301.
3. Idem, p. 286, cat. no. A.102, reproduced p. 304