Carlo Cignani 1628-1719 - Virgin and Child, Sepia on paper
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Carlo Cignani 1628-1719

Virgin and Child

Medium
Sepia on paper
Signed
signed Cignani
Dimensions
H 268mm x w 238mm
Price
Price on Application
Provenance

This Cignani belonged to the famous french collection of italian drawings by Pierre Crozat and was in his sale in 1741, lot 617 “ Vierge ayant entre ses bras l’enfant Jesus qui tient un livre ouvert” . Crozat had an amazing collection of 17th century drawings by famous italian masters. 

Literature

Bernadette Py for Musee Du Louvre Paris - Les dessins italiens de Pierre Crozat (1665-1740) Ancienne charge de mission au departement des Arts graphiques de musee du louvre.

p.367. lot 617 "Seize Desseins du Cignani, dont une Vierge ayant entre ses bras l’enfant Jesus qui tient un livre ouvert, & une Academie pour figure d”Ange de la Coupole de Forli”

Annote a la plume et encre brune en ba vers la gauche Cignani Plume et encre brune, lavis brun H 0,268 L 0,238


Additional Information

Research was done to determine the date of creation, the watermark dates the paper to 

Italy, Bologna 1674 / 1675

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About the artist

Carlo Cignani 1628–1719

Carlo Cignani (1628–1719) was a leading painter of the late Bolognese Baroque, born in Bologna and active chiefly there, in Parma, Rome and, from 1686, Forlì. He first studied with Giovan Battista del Cairo before entering the workshop of Francesco Albani, whose elegant classicism remained fundamental to his art. His training was also shaped by the Bolognese tradition of the Carracci and Guido Reni, while Roman experience and, increasingly, the example of Correggio broadened his style. Cignani painted religious and mythological subjects, altarpieces, cabinet pictures and large-scale fresco decoration. He is particularly recognisable for graceful, rounded figures, carefully controlled compositions and soft modelling, with clear, luminous colour and a refined handling of flesh. His drawings likewise favour delicate contours and subtly blended red chalk. Rather than the vigorous naturalism of some earlier Bolognese painters, Cignani developed an intimate, idealised manner that helped lead Bolognese painting towards the refined classicism of the eighteenth century.

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