Giovanni Francesco Barbieri detto il Guercino (1591-1666), Workshop of - Santa Maria Egiziaca - Memento Mori
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Santa Maria Egiziaca - Memento Mori, a 17th‑century Italian oil on canvas portrait, attributed to the Atelier di Guercino, with frame, measuring about 68 × 55 cm including the frame.
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591–1666)
Saint Mary of Egypt (Mary Magdalene, Memento Mori)
1630–1660
Oil on canvas
An interesting antique painting depicting Saint Mary of Egypt, portrayed in a penitential attitude, with hands joined and gaze directed upward. The figure is built through a strong contrast between the illuminated areas of the flesh and the dark tones of the background, in a fully 17th-century pictorial language.
On the back of the work there is a handwritten label bearing the following attribution:
"Giovanni Francesco Barbieri known as Guercino 1630–1660"
A second label reads:
"Saint Mary of Egypt – Restored in 1996 – Frame of 1996".
The canvas presents a painted surface with a patina consistent with the stated age and signs of time. On the back a restoration carried out in 1996 is documented.
The work is set in a gilded frame made in 1996, as indicated by the label on the back.
Dimensions of the painting: about 64 × 51 cm
Overall dimensions with frame: about 68 × 55 cm
Technique: oil on canvas
Indicated period: 1630–1660
Subject: Saint Mary of Egypt
Restoration: 1996
Frame: 1996
From a private collection, purchased by an antiquarian in Florence in the late 80s
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591–1666)
Saint Mary of Egypt (Mary Magdalene, Memento Mori)
1630–1660
Oil on canvas
An interesting antique painting depicting Saint Mary of Egypt, portrayed in a penitential attitude, with hands joined and gaze directed upward. The figure is built through a strong contrast between the illuminated areas of the flesh and the dark tones of the background, in a fully 17th-century pictorial language.
On the back of the work there is a handwritten label bearing the following attribution:
"Giovanni Francesco Barbieri known as Guercino 1630–1660"
A second label reads:
"Saint Mary of Egypt – Restored in 1996 – Frame of 1996".
The canvas presents a painted surface with a patina consistent with the stated age and signs of time. On the back a restoration carried out in 1996 is documented.
The work is set in a gilded frame made in 1996, as indicated by the label on the back.
Dimensions of the painting: about 64 × 51 cm
Overall dimensions with frame: about 68 × 55 cm
Technique: oil on canvas
Indicated period: 1630–1660
Subject: Saint Mary of Egypt
Restoration: 1996
Frame: 1996
From a private collection, purchased by an antiquarian in Florence in the late 80s
NO SHIPPING USA UK SWITZERLAND
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Attribution
Workshop of
Artist
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri detto il Guercino (1591-1666)
Title of artwork
Santa Maria Egiziaca - Memento Mori
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
1650
Condition
Good condition
Height
68 cm
Width
55 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Baroque
Period
17th century
