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Bartolomeo Schedoni - Detail from "La Carita" or "Charity"
Artist: Bartolomeo Schedoni (school of) (1578 - 1615)
Active: Italy
Title: Detail from "La Carita" or "Charity"
Category: Painting
Medium: Oil
Ground: Canvas
Signature: Unsigned on front, attributed on reverse
Size: 30 x 19.75
Style: Old Master
Subject: Figure
Frame: Not Framed
Frame Size Overall: Not Framed
Price: $2500
Seller's Notes/Description: Inscribed on reverse: "Putto della Carita della Schedone." also annotated with ownership mark, " Francesco Martorelli, Copio del Marco Nazionale di napoli 1890. "
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The following biography is from the archives of askART.
Bartolomeo Schedoni was an artist from a family of artisans and sculptors from Modena. They were prevalently makers and purveyors of masks destined for celebrations and ceremonies, working for the local aristocracy as well as for the Farnese family.
He died in Parma in 1615 having gained notable success as a painter. His works were strongly influenced by Correggio as well as Caravaggio. His principal patron was Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and Schedoni worked almost exclusively for his court at Parma.
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