Lot 181: *ALESSANDRO TIARINI (1577-1668)

oil on copper A painting matching the description of the present work was described by Oretti (see Literature below) in the house of the Zagnoni family in the 18th century. There is a visible pentimento lower left, beside Saint Jerome's knees, where his red cardinal's hat has been partially painted out. The other saints may be identified by their symbols: Paul leans on his sword; Nicholas of Bari holds three golden balls in his hands; Barbara leans on the tower in which she was imprisoned; and the Infant Baptist is shown wearing animal skin and holding the reed cross.

Zagnoni collection, Bologna, 18th century with Harari & Johns Ltd., London, before 1987 Sale: Christie's, London, December 9, 1988, lot 20, where acquired by the present collector Exhibited: London, Harari and Johns, The School of Bologna, 1570-1730, Calvaert to Crespi, April 8- May 15, 1987, no. 13 New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bellini to Tiepolo, on loan during the summer of 1993 (gallery 28)