Pietro Da Cortona (School), 18th-Century, Madonna & Child With Saint Augustine

Pietro Da Cortona (School), 18th-Century, Madonna & Child With Saint AugustineAn exquisite 18th century drawing depicting the Madonna and Child with Saint Augustine and Saint Barbara. Its possibly a study of an Italian altarpiece by Pietro da Cortona (1596 1669), which once adorned a church in Rome. The artist has worked in pencil with black chalk and washes. Medium: Pencil and black chalk on paper Overall size: 12 x 20 31cm x 51cm Year of creation: c. 1760 Provenance: England Condition: Areas where the paper is a little

A fine late 19th-century portrait of a gentleman attributed to Austrian painter

It’s also interesting to note the books on the table to his left

they tended to be reserved for weddings involving high-class members of society and nobility

A vibrant still by French painter

Overall size: 38” x 27” / 97cm x 69cm

A fine turn of the century Danish school portrait of a young lady in a white dress and red wrap

At some point within the last 20 years

For comparison in terms of subject and size

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 21½” x 26” / 55cm x 66cmYear of creation: 1861Provenance: EnglandCondition: Areas of craquelure but the paint layer is stable

Carl Gustav Rodde studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Hans Fredrik Gude

Please note that this is a dark painting and will need good light to get the most from it

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 46” x 37½” / 117cm x 95cmYear of creation: c