Bartolomeo Schedoni
Artist Name | Bartolomeo Schedoni |
---|---|
Title | The Holy Family |
Description | Old Dutch/Italian Master 17th century oil painting. The scene depicts the Holy Family with San Giovannino. This is a scene depicted from the Bible many times throughout art history. It is an interesting painting and has strong painterly similarities to the work by Schedoni in the Fitzwilliam gallery in Cambridge. It bares the name Schedoni verso so it is possible the attribution is to Schedoni or his studio. It also has a Frost and Reed Gallery label with the name Rubens - which attributes it to Rubens. It is possibly a Rubens Studio painting as they produced many religious oil paintings. This would need research to verify the artist but is a fantastic, well painted and detailed painting. |
Provenance | Purchased privately. Frost and Reed London Gallery label verso with old stock number. |
Size | 22 x 18 inches |
Frame | Framed in a fine gilt period frame, 26 inches by 22 inches. Very good condition. |
Condition | Good condition. |
Biography | Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578 - 1615). Schedoni was the son of a mask maker employed at the ducal courts of Modena and Parma. He was precociously gifted as an artist and in 1595 was sent by the Duke of Parma to train with Federico Zuccaro in Rome. By 1597 he was officially in the Duke's employ as a painter. However, after a short spell in prison because of his disorderly conduct he left Parma for Modena, where he became court painter to Cesare d'Este. In 1607 he returned to Parma and worked almost exclusively for Duke Ranuccio I Farnese. Schedoni's works show a clear debt to Correggio and Parmigianino, but he was also receptive to the innovations of the Carracci. The contrast between Schedoni's delicate and refined style and his unruly life has often been noted. |
Price | SOLD |