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Studio of Carlo Maratta
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Carlo Maratta
- The Madonna and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist, Saint Cecilia and an Angel
- oil on canvas
- 128 x 104 cm
Provenance
Elio Quaglino, Turin, 1955.
Exhibited
Una Madonna di Carlo Maratta, Arte figurativa antica e moderna, 6 November - December 1955, p. 21.
Condition
The canvas has been lined. The paint surface is relatively clean and the varnish is discoloured. Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals scattered retouching throughout, including along the upper margin and through the Virgin's robes. Also in the left hand of the angel, centre left, and in small areas of the flesh tones of the Christ Child. There is also strengthening around the head of the angel playing the harp and in the eyes of the angel, right. In overall good condition.
"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."
"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 studio variant, with some alterations, after the slightly smaller signed and dated painting of 1697 by Carlo Maratta in the Louvre, Paris.1 Several studio versions and copies exist, including those at Burghley House, Lincolnshire, in the Galleria Corsini, Rome and in the Schloss Museum, Weimar. The present version differs in the position of the head of the Christ Child who is shown awake and looking to his left, as opposed to asleep with his head on his chest. There are differences also in the configuration of the angels at the right of the composition.
1. H. Voss, Die Malerei des Barock in Rom, Berlin 1924, p. 599, reproduced p. 351.