Poppy Harvey-Jones
Head of Sale
Lot 33W
Attributed to Polidoro de Renzi, called Polidoro da Lanciano(Lanciano 1515-1565)The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Dorothy in a carved and gilt frame with scrolling acanthus centres and a running flowering vine
9 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£35,000 - £45,000
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Attributed to Polidoro de Renzi, called Polidoro da Lanciano (Lanciano 1515-1565)
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Dorothy
oil on canvas
77.5 x 107cm (30 1/2 x 42 1/8in).
in a carved and gilt frame with scrolling acanthus centres and a running flowering vine
oil on canvas
77.5 x 107cm (30 1/2 x 42 1/8in).
in a carved and gilt frame with scrolling acanthus centres and a running flowering vine
Footnotes
Provenance
The Canella Collection
The Collection of Dr. L. Mond, 1910 (see Literature), by descent to
Julian Mond, 3rd Baron Melchett, by whom offered
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 May, 1951, lot 16 (purchased Manenti)
Sale, Finarte, Milan, 20 May 1982, lot 146, where purchased by the present owner
Exhibited
London, National Gallery, Exhibition of Venetian Art, 1894-1895, no. 31
Literature
J.P. Richter, The Mond Collection: An Appreciation, London, 1910, p. 171, pl X of the portfolio
L'Arte, vol. XIV, 1911 p. 171, ill.
G. Gronau, Thieme Becker, Polidoro da Lanciano, vol XXVII, p. 207 (as a 'vorzügliche Bespiel')
B. Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance; Venetian School, London, 1957, vol. 1, p. 143, vol. 2, ill, pl. 1032
V. Mancini, Polidoro da Lanciano, Lanciano, 2001, p. 133-134, cat. no. 28, ill. pl. 39
We are grateful to Professor Peter Humfrey for confirming the attribution to Polidoro da Lanciano upon firsthand inspection of the picture.
