Lot 110: ROSSELLO DI JACOPO FRANCHI FLORENCE CIRCA 1377 - 1456

THE PROPERTY OF SALANDER-O'REILLY

MADONNA AND CHILD FLANKED BY SAINTS LUCY AND ANTHONY AND A CHOIR OF ANGELS

measurements note
31 1/2 by 20 1/4 in.; 80 by 51.4 cm.

oil and tempera on panel, with a shaped top

NOTE

We are grateful to Everett Fahy who, on the basis of first hand inspection, has identified the present painting to be by Rossello di Jacopo Franchi.

Franchi was both a painter and illuminator who probably studied under Mariotto di Nardo and is recorded in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1424. In 1433 he collaborated with Bicci di Lorenzo and Lippo di Corso for decorations in the Tribuna di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence. He is also documented as working with Ventura di Moro on scenes from the Life of Saint Peter Martyr. Towards the end of his life, Franchi's health declined; he suffered from a loss of vision and trembling hands.

The figure of the Madonna in this painting can be compared with a Madonna and Child sold at Sotheby's, London, on July 9, 1989, lot 226.