Lot 87: Federico Bianchi (Milan c. 1635-1706)

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and two putti, in a cartouche
oil on canvas
35 5/8 x 27 3/4 in. (90.5 x 70.5 cm.)

THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY (lots 1, 59, 64, 75, 84, 87, 94 and 95)

We are grateful to Dr. Francesco Frangi for the attribution, given on the basis of photographs; for the artist, a pupil of Ercole Procaccini il Giovane active in Milan and Varese in the latter half of the 17th Century, see T. Monaco, 'Federico Bianchi. Un ritratto', Acme. Annali della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, LI, 1998, 2, pp. 73-95.

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