Lot 15
“The Burial and Apotheosis of Saint Petronilla”, after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino (Cento 1591–1666 Bologna), bears inscription “Förtsch p. 1798”
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Description
Oil on panel. Bears inscription lower right “Förtsch p. 1798”. Extensively inscribed in Latin to the reverse, beginning “S. Petronillae Virginis […]” and ending “Joan: Fran: Barberi in Templo Vaticano, pinx.”. Two-register composition depicting the burial of Saint Petronilla below and her apotheosis with Christ above, after Guercino’s altarpiece painted in 1621–1623 for Saint Peter’s Basilica. Panel with two horizontal battens to the reverse and a vertical split to the central area. Paint layer with dense craquelure. Larger area of old restoration to the lower left, with an irregularly raised surface, fills and overpaint affecting the leg and red drapery of the kneeling man; cracking and a small loss within this area. Scattered further abrasions, scratches and losses. Frame with abrasions and localised losses to the finish. Panel approx. 61.5 × 39 cm, frame 70 × 78 cm.Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?
