$2,133
Italian School, 18th Century Lot of Two Works: Christ at the Marriage at Cana and Christ Healing the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda Cana inscribed and dated "NIC DE/ FATIO/ P/1772" l. l., Pool unsigned. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite, sizes 14 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (36.8 x 74.9 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure, surface grime, retouch. Provenance: Estate of N. David Scotti, Providence, Rhode Island. Both with craquelure, yellowed varnish, surface grime. Healing with varnish inconsistencies and probable old repairs, including areas within an overall 5 x 7 in. section in the upper left quadrant and a 9 inch vertical repaired abrasion (?) on the right hand side, beginning above the knee of the kneeling figure in the corner and ending in the red turban on the standing figure wearing the white robe. Minor paint loss in the same area at the bottom.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
