Oil on canvas depicting Cupid "Repose of Love".
Author: Simone Cantarini (Pesaro 1612 - Verona 1648)
Measurements: cm 95 x 69 h, frame cm 120 x 93 h
Period: Bologna circa 1640
The frame is made of molded and shaped wood with smooth grooves at the rebate, followed by a smooth gilded profile, flat green lacquered band.
Provenance: Christie's - Milan
Authenticity: Written expertise by Prof. Emilio Negro who attributes the work to Cantarini.
Reference bibliography: E. Negro, M. Pirondini "The school of Guido Reni" Modena 1992