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A Castelli small framed oval plaque, painted by F.A. Grue, dated 1735 image 1
A Castelli small framed oval plaque, painted by F.A. Grue, dated 1735 image 2
Lot 102

A Castelli small framed oval plaque, painted by F.A. Grue, dated 1735

2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A Castelli small framed oval plaque, painted by F.A. Grue, dated 1735

Painted by Francesco Antonio Grue, signed and dated l.l. 'Dr. A. Grue P. 1735', depicting Saint Joseph with a staff surmounted by flowers holding the Christ child, an open book beside him, the heads of two putti in the clouds above, the plaque: 14.5cm high, the frame: 24.5cm high (faint glaze starcrack)

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The decoration is after the Guido Reni painting "St Joseph with Infant Christ in his Arms", circa 1635, which is now in the collection of the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

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