After Carlo Saraceni

(Italian, 1579-1620)

The Vision of St. Francis

oil on copper

13 7/8 x 9 in. (35.2 x 22.9cm)

Provenance:

Professor Alfred K. Moir

By whom bequeathed to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2011

Sold: Sotheby's, New York, June 6, 2013, Lot 90

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited:

Santa Barbara, Museum of Art, on loan from November 8, 1969, loaned by Moir (as by Saraceni, according to a label on the reverse)

San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery, Baroque Works, April 14 - May 13, 1973, loaned by Moir (according to a label on the reverse)

Lot note:

There are two known autograph versions of this composition, one in the Chiesa del Redentore, Venice, and another in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich (inv. no. 113).

Framed: 19 x 14 inches.
The copper panel is wavy at the corners and shows marks of previous folds. Three of the corners show diagonal marks. The upper left corner appears to have suffered some damage, now repaired. The varnish is spotty but not dark. Under UV light: streaky, thick varnish, selective cleaning on the angel. The upper left corner shows some inpainting.

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