Ciro Ferri

Exhibited by Benappi Fine Art

Material Oil on alabaster

Dimensions 30.7 × 30.7 × 0.5 cm

Price Available upon inquiry

Status Vetted

About the Work

This painting, on a magnificent alabaster, is a noteworthy addition to Ciro Ferri’s catalogue, of which, until now, only a single painting on stone was known.

The subject of the Virgin and Child with St. Dominic can be identified from the lily and the book, associated respectively with chastity and wisdom, and from the colour of St. Dominic’s habit.

The work belongs to the artist’s youthful oeuvre, before his time in Florence, between 1657 and 1658.

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Provenance

Italy, private collection

Literature

M. C. Paoluzzi, Ciro Ferri, Un artista riscoperto del barocco Romano (1633-1689): catalogo dei dipinti e dei disegni relativi, cat. no. 11, 2026, forthcoming publication