Attributed to Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1675-1757) A Woman Offering a Garland of Flowers to Eros

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Attributed to Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1675-1757)

A Woman Offering a Garland of Flowers to Eros.
Unsigned, identified on labels affixed to the backing.
Pastel on paper, sight size 37 x 28 in., framed.
Condition: Minor abrasions and pigment displacement, small areas of possible mold growth and/or retouch, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Property of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisition fund.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Subtle rippling to sheet, several restored abrasions/scratches with the most extensive being a vertical arc-shaped scratch spanning the u.l. and l.l. quadrants approx. 20 in. length, not examined out of frame due to the fragile nature of the medium.

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