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| Title:: |
The Virgin and Child with the Goldfinch |
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| Artist: |
Circle of Carracci, Annibale |
After: |
Carracci, Annibale |
| Medium: |
etching |
Provenance: |
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| Period: |
Italian 17th Century |
School/Style: |
Bolognese |
| Catalogs: |
Bartsch XVIII-205-15 (as not Carracci);
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Height(mm):
Width(mm):
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186
145
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| Price: |
$300.00 |
| Description: |
Bartsch catalogs the print as wrongly attributed to Annibale Carracci and says it is by an etcher in the style of Guido Reni. A very good impression with contrasts on laid paper trimmed on or inside the platemark, the image complete but lacking the lower plate margin with the false signature "Annibale Carracci fecit"; some old creases. The goldfinch in this context is a symbol of the soul that flies away after death and is a harbinger of future events. |
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