Lot 38: Giacomo Francia (Bologna circa 1486-1557) The Madonna and Child before a red curtain, in a 17th Century-style gilt cassetta frame

The Madonna and Child before a red curtain, a view to a landscape beyond
oil on panel
63.5 x 52cm (25 x 20 1/2in).
in a 17th Century-style gilt cassetta frame

PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Sir H Maxwell Lyte, 1927
Carpenter Garnier Collection

LITERATURE:
E. Negro and N. Roio, Francesco Francia e la sua scuola (Modena, 1998), cat. no. 231 (ill.), pp. 285-286 (as Giacomo and Giulio Francia)

A version of the present composition that is in the style of Francesco Francia, with the addition of the Infant Saint John the Baptist to the right, on panel, 60 x 48 cm., was sold in Milan, 27-29 April, 1885, lot 52).

The son of Francesco Francia (circa 1450-1517), Giacomo was trained by his father in painting and goldsmithing. In 1517, the year of his father's death, he and his brother, Giulio, assumed responsibility for the family business and together executed many altarpieces.