Lot 19: Giacinto Boccanera (1666-1746)

Two sainted monks disputing, one seated at a table, pointing with one hand to a book and with the other to a crucifix
inscribed in brown ink along the bottom margin: 1690 Giacinto Boccanera discepolo di Giacinto Brandi
pen and brown ink within brown ink framing lines; framed
212 x 180mm

As noted in the old inscription, Boccanera trained in Rome with Giacinto Brandi. In the 1680s he went to Perugia where he established his reputation. He was much in demand both for private commissions and as a religious painter, providing altarpieces for many churches in Perugia and its surrounding region.