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Felice Fortunato Biggi, called Felice dei Fiori
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Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Felice Fortunato Biggi, called Felice dei Fiori
Parma 1650 and active in Verona
Still life of flowers in a sculptural vase
oil on canvas
canvas: 35 ½ by 27 ½ in.; 90.2 by 69.9 cm.
framed: 42 ⅜ by 34 ⅜ in.; 107.6 by 87.3 cm.
Provenance
With Magraf & Co., Berlin (as Dutch School, 17th century);
From whom acquired by a private collector, 1928;
Thence by descent to the present collector.Exhibited
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson College, Trout Gallery, on loan, October 1985 - June 1986 (as School of Andrea Belvedere).Catalogue note
This bountiful bouquet contains an assortment of vivid blooms—including tulips, carnations, cornflowers, and columbines—set within an ornamental vase that features playful putti.
We are grateful to Dott. Davide Dotti for proposing the attribution to Biggi on the basis of photographs.
Felice Fortunato Biggi, called Felice dei Fiori
Parma 1650 and active in Verona
Still life of flowers in a sculptural vase
oil on canvas
canvas: 35 ½ by 27 ½ in.; 90.2 by 69.9 cm.
framed: 42 ⅜ by 34 ⅜ in.; 107.6 by 87.3 cm.
Provenance
With Magraf & Co., Berlin (as Dutch School, 17th century);
From whom acquired by a private collector, 1928;
Thence by descent to the present collector.Exhibited
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson College, Trout Gallery, on loan, October 1985 - June 1986 (as School of Andrea Belvedere).Catalogue note
This bountiful bouquet contains an assortment of vivid blooms—including tulips, carnations, cornflowers, and columbines—set within an ornamental vase that features playful putti.
We are grateful to Dott. Davide Dotti for proposing the attribution to Biggi on the basis of photographs.
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Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Felice Fortunato Biggi, called Felice dei Fiori
Parma 1650 and active in Verona
Still life of flowers in a sculptural vase
oil on canvas
canvas: 35 ½ by 27 ½ in.; 90.2 by 69.9 cm.
framed: 42 ⅜ by 34 ⅜ in.; 107.6 by 87.3 cm.
Provenance
With Magraf & Co., Berlin (as Dutch School, 17th century);
From whom acquired by a private collector, 1928;
Thence by descent to the present collector.Exhibited
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson College, Trout Gallery, on loan, October 1985 - June 1986 (as School of Andrea Belvedere).Catalogue note
This bountiful bouquet contains an assortment of vivid blooms—including tulips, carnations, cornflowers, and columbines—set within an ornamental vase that features playful putti.
We are grateful to Dott. Davide Dotti for proposing the attribution to Biggi on the basis of photographs.
Felice Fortunato Biggi, called Felice dei Fiori
Parma 1650 and active in Verona
Still life of flowers in a sculptural vase
oil on canvas
canvas: 35 ½ by 27 ½ in.; 90.2 by 69.9 cm.
framed: 42 ⅜ by 34 ⅜ in.; 107.6 by 87.3 cm.
Provenance
With Magraf & Co., Berlin (as Dutch School, 17th century);
From whom acquired by a private collector, 1928;
Thence by descent to the present collector.Exhibited
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson College, Trout Gallery, on loan, October 1985 - June 1986 (as School of Andrea Belvedere).Catalogue note
This bountiful bouquet contains an assortment of vivid blooms—including tulips, carnations, cornflowers, and columbines—set within an ornamental vase that features playful putti.
We are grateful to Dott. Davide Dotti for proposing the attribution to Biggi on the basis of photographs.
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