FRANCESCO SIMONINI

FRANCESCO SIMONINI
(Parma 1686–1753 Florence)Pair of works: two battle scenes with horses.Oil on canvas.Each 54.5 × 72.4 cm.

Lot 6031 - ibid160 Old Master Paintings - online only

Provenance:
- Eduard G. Schweeli collection, Zurich (verso with label).
- Swiss private collection.

Oil on canvas, lined. Paint surface with a network of craquelure, somewhat thin in places. Stretcher marks slightly visible.
Under UV light areas of retouching visible on the figures and in the sky, as well as along the craquelure. Varnish fluoresces unevenly greenish.
Frame: Each 66 × 83.8 cm.

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