Lot 552: Antonio Gherardi (Rieti 1644-1702 Rome)

Antonio Gherardi (Rieti 1644-1702 Rome)
The Madonna and Child in glory accompanied by a bishop saint (recto); A young man in Oriental costume (verso)
red chalk, watermark encircled lily with letters 'A', 'G' and 'G' above and 'F' beneath
17 x 11¼ in. (43.2 x 28.5 cm.)

M.I. Lange, 'Between Mola and Cortona: origins and development of Antonio Gherardi's pictorial style and religious imagery', Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia, Series altera in 8o 1, 1981, p. 354, figs. 27-28.

Unidentified collector's mark, 'O' (not in Lugt).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 22 October 1984, lot 513.

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Marit Lange has suggested a date for the present double-sided sheet of circa 1670 (Lange, loc. cit.), the year in which Gherardi executed the ceiling at S. Maria in Trivio, Rome, which is often cited as the masterpiece of his career.