Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2399Location: BostonDate / Time: March 07, 2008 12:00PM
Description:
After Carlo Dolci (Italian, 1616-1686)
St. John the Evangelist
Unsigned, inscribed "John Fisk Allen" on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 38 x 31 1/2 in. (96.5 x 80.0 cm),unframed.
Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies, craquelure with mild separating, scattered surface abrasions, surface grime.
N.B. The original, an octagonal composition, is in the collection of the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
Estimate $1,000-2,000