Ubaldo Gandolfi
Busto di bimbo con il capo rivolto in basso, a sinistra, 1772
Bust of child with the head facing downwards, left
Buste d'un enfant, la tête penchée vers le bas, à gauche
Olio su carta incollata su tela
Oil on paper laid down on canvas
Huile sur papier marouflé sur toile
Buste d'un enfant, la tête penchée vers le bas, à gauche
Olio su carta incollata su tela
Oil on paper laid down on canvas
Huile sur papier marouflé sur toile
23 x 30 cm
9 1/8 x 11 3/4 in
9 1/8 x 11 3/4 in
Donatella Biagi Maino confirms the attribution of the work to the artist (written communication).
It is a bozzetto for the putto holding a monogram (lower right corner) for the painting representing the Beato Paolo Buralli imploring the Holy Virgin for the Purgatory Souls in the Church of Saints Bartolo and Gaetano in Bologna (1772).
Provenance
Venice, Italico Brass Collection (1870/1943; painter, stage designer and art collector);
Venice and Florence, by inheritance to his descendants.