Property of a Private Collector, Hilton Head Island, SC

Description:

School of Carlo Maratti, The Ascension, Oil on Canvas, unsigned, depicting the Ascension of the Virgin Mary, in a giltwood frame with artist plaque. Frame size: 30 1/2 in. x 25 in.

Provenance: This was aquired by the consignors grandparents at Chicago Art Galleries Inc. Auction, Dec. 13, 1957, Lot 1007, and was illustrated in their catalog, see photos.

Note: See 'Ascension of Maria, Carlo Maratta, 1635-1713', with a nearly identical composition, in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands.

Measurements: Height: by sight 24 in. x Width: 18 1/2 in.

Condition:

Good restored condition, relined, inpainting along top edge, in Mary's face and robes, with other scattered small spots throughout, minor wear to frame.

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