Madonna and Child
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Preparatory study for the realization of oil on canvas of the same size today owned by the Carrara Academy of Bergamo. The study presented here is a drawing of cm.71x54 executed in charcoal, pencils, shading and highlighting in white lead on cardboard; the latter is placed on a second thicker blue paper with pen notes by the painter, which by virtue of its larger dimensions also acts as a passpartout. The work can be dated around 1860, and is inserted in a beautiful coeval frame, decorated with decorations in golden pastille on the corners and white lacquer on the sides. The composition & egr