Giovanni Francesco Romanelli

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Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
1610-1662
Virgin and Child Appearing to Saints
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, with white opaque watercolor, on light brown paper.
12 1/8 x 9 5/16 inches (308 x 236 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1988.112
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Inscribed across bottom of mount, in graphite, "Romanelli / The Madonna in the clouds accompanied by angels, listening to the prayer of a Pope and several saints for the relief of / souls from purgatory - Gio. Fr. Romanelli. G.F. Romanelli, / B.1617 D.1662".

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Dr. Max A. Goldstein, St. Louis (no mark; see Lugt 2824); János Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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