Property from an Important Private Collection
The 'Maestro del Cristo Docente', otherwise known as Maestro Francesco or Francesco Fiorentino
Saint Nicholas of Bari
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Private Collection
The 'Maestro del Cristo Docente', otherwise known as Maestro Francesco or Francesco Fiorentino
act. Florence, c. 1380–1400
Saint Nicholas of Bari
tempera on poplar panel, gold ground, shaped top, in a later engaged frame
unframed: 78.8 x 41.1 cm.; 31 x 16⅛ in.
framed: 91.9 x 52.7 cm.; 36⅛ x 20¾ in.
Corsi Collection, Florence (according to an inscription on the reverse);
John Rushout, 2nd Lord Northwick (1770–1859), Thirlestaine House, Cheltenham;
His posthumous sale, on the premises, Phillips, 24 August 1859, lot 1851 (as Giotto, Saint Ambrose);
Where acquired by Sir Thomas Phillips, 1st Bt (1792–1872), Middle Hill, near Broadway, Worcestershire;
Anonymous sale ('Property of a Lady'), London, Christie's, 8 July 2016, lot 102.
We are grateful to Prof. Andrea De Marchi for endorsing the attribution to the 'Maestro del Cristo Docente', otherwise known as Maestro Francesco or Francesco Fiorentino, on the basis of digital images.
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