Ermanno Stroiffi (Padoue 1616-1693 Venise) Elie ressuscite le fils de...

Ermanno Stroiffi (Padoue 1616-1693 Venise)
Elie ressuscite le fils de la veuve de Sarepta

Ermanno Stroiffi (Padua 1616-1693 Venice)
Elijah and the widow of Zarephath
oil on canvas
100 x 147cm (39 3/8 x 57 7/8in).
Provenance:
Private Collection, Rome, before 1966 (as per Roberto Longhi's letter);
Private Collection, Italy

In his letter of 8 February 1966, Roberto Longhi suggested an attribution to the young Bernardo Strozzi, on the basis of a photograph. He mentions that he had previously seen the painting in a private collection, Rome.
However, on stylistic grounds, the canvas is attributable to one of his most prominent Venetian pupils: the prolific painter and priest Ermanno Stroiffi, who executed numerous altarpieces, portraits and genre scenes in his native Padua, Venice and other North Italian cities. His style came very close to that of his master.

We are grateful to Dr. Camillo Manzitti for proposing the attribution to Ermanno Stroiffi on the basis of digital photographs (5 September 2022).