Benedetto Gennari

Calliope, muse of epic poetry (sold)

Provenance:
Private collection

Condition:
To be cleaned and restaured. There are some losses of paint, evident in the photograph, but bot much overpaint and the picture will come out rather well.

Remarks:
We are grateful to Prof. Massimo Pirondini for the attribution. He dates the picture to the 1650 'ies, noting a possible link with an inventory of the collection of the Cavaliere Cignani where a similar painting by Gennari is listed.