We are delighted restoration and research is now complete . Christies stencil on the stretcher proved to be from a London sale in 1904 consigned by a wealthy patron of 10 Portman Square, and catalogued as ‘Paris [the Defender] and Helen [of Troy]’ by an Italian School. Our research showed comparisons to the allegorical works of the Italian Neoclassical painter Andrea Appiani (1754-1817) although we have not been able to firmly attribute the work to the artist. It is in our opinion a work by an Italian hand of the period of the Andrea Appiani, and showing his influence (‘Circle of’). Paris with Helen will go on display at Great Grooms in Hungerford late December. Andrea Appiani , [...]

Recent restoration on a penitent Magdalene by an unknown hand, has revealed the signature of Pietro Carloni a rare painter and miniaturist from Florence. Pietro Carloni was a follower of the famous Baroque painter Carlo Dolci (1616-86), known for his emotive rendering of religious subjects and his detailed and polished finish. Mary Magdalene was his most frequently represented subject. The painting was cleaned, and lined with a new support canvas in 2019, and restoration is a work in progress. We are hoping to have Mary fitted back in her fine Florentine frame Autumn 2020.

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