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A Portrait of a Maltese Sitting on a Cushion

Creator: Pierfrancesco Cittadini
Offered by: L' Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, Inc.

Description
Size: Without frame: 15" high x 19 1/8" wide (38 x 48.5 cm.)
With frame: 23” high x 26 ½” wide (58.5 x 67.4 cm.)

Pierfrancesco Cittadini was a painter and engraver, born in Milan in 1616 and died in 1681, in Bologna. He was a student of Raffaello Guido; Cittadini was shown to be most worthy of his teacher in his execution of the paintings for the altars of Bologna’s churches. Cittadini then abandoned these large compositions, as did many of his fellow painters of the time, to concentrate on smaller, more personal subjects including flowers, fruit, animals, birds, and small landscapes. His works are in the museums of Bologna, Dresden, Dublin, Florence, Leningrad, Nottingham, and Parma.

More Information

Origin:	Italy
Period:	Pre 18th Century
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Excellent. In a period Régence carved and gilded frame
Creation Date:	Mid-seventeenth century
Styles / Movements:	Old Master
Dealer Reference #:	PNG 17-12
Incollect Reference #:	180050

Message from Seller:

The gallery deals in European works of art, antiques and paintings from antiquity to the end of the eighteenth century. Under Mrs. Fioratti's direction, the gallery has continued to supply works of art to museums across America and Europe. She has designed interiors in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Mrs. Fioratti has worked on architectural restorations, and restored a 10th century village near Siena.