Manner of Alessandro Bonvicino, called Moretto... Lot 17

Manner of Alessandro Bonvicino, called Moretto da Brescia, late 18th/early 19th century- Portraits of St Placidus and St Maurus, each holding a staff and with a landscape beyond; oil on canvas, each 62.7 x 49.5 cm., two (2). Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The depiction of St Placidus appears to be inspired, at least in part, by later 15th and early 16th century portrayals of the Saint, such as Pietro Perugino's (1446-1524) depiction of the subject, in the collection of the Vatican Museums [40321], and Moretto da Brescia's (1498-1554) version held at the Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest.