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Francesco Curradi, a young man reading

FRANCESCO CURRADI (Florence 1570 - 1661) A YOUNG MAN READING A BOOK
Black chalk, heightened with white, on buff paper. Inscribed 'Il Corrado' in brown ink. 184 x 165 mm.

The son of a jeweller, Francesco Curradi trained under Giovanni Battista Naldini and in 1590 matriculated in the Accademia del Disegno, Florence. He produced many devotional works and had a large clientele. At their best, the paintings by Curradi are distinguished by lucid draughtsmanship, simple compositions and elegant, melancholy figures.

price: 2.400,00 euros

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