19thC Antique Madonna Praying Oil Portrait follower CARLO DOLCI Saint Mary Icon

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DESCRIPTION
19thC Antique Oil Portrait of Madonna Praying
follower of
CARLO DOLCI
- (Firenze Italy 1616-1686)
Signed / inscribed illegibly on reverse
Oil on rigid oval panel
Artwork measures 8 1/2" tall x 6 3/4" wide
W
e are selling this painting fresh from an estate sale, sold as-is, as found.
We believe it's a circa 1900 painting, however it could be older or newer, and it's being sold as "follower of" Carlo Dolci, and without any documentation or history.
Happy bids.
CARLO DOLCI
BIO
Carlo Dolci's artistic training began at age nine in Jacopo Vignali's studio, where he learned to combine Vignali's emotive approach with the elegant design and bright local color of the Florentine style.  Dolci probably also studied Netherlandish painting.
Intensely religious, Dolci stated his "firm intention to paint only works that would inspire the fruits of Christian piety in those who saw them."  He specialized in devotional works, although he also earned his international reputation through the portraits and still lifes he intended for his sophisticated patrons.
Dolci captured detail in lavish textiles, jewelry, and the face and hands.  His evangelist portraits display his typical polished surface finish, which was probably influenced by Agnolo Bronzino, as well as a Caravaggesque chiaroscuro and Correggio's softness.
Dolci had a large studio and his daughter was also a painter.
CONDITION
Good antique condition.
Has paint losses, scratches, craquelure, and surface wear commensurate with a painting of its age.
Paint remains tight.
No retouching or repairs noted, it appears to be in wonderful original unrestored condition.
100% guaranteed to be an oil painting, not a print, it was examined under 10x loupe, and no lithographic or pixel artifacts noted.
Please examine photos for additional details.
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*** Relisted due to errors in overseas shipping calculator and also omissions in the condition description.
We apologize to the watchers and bidders whose bids were canceled.