Dulwich Picture Gallery saves St Cecilia from ruin – but who painted her?

"The work was bought in 1790 by one of the gallery's founders, Noel Joseph Desenfans, under the impression it was by the Bolognese master Annibale Carracci. Bray said it was "not good enough" to be a Carracci, but whoever did paint it could have been inspired by the Carracci school.

Desenfans and his business partner Sir Francis Bourgeois, the gallery's other founder, thought they had a masterpiece and so wanted it hung prominently in the 'skylight' room of the beautiful home they shared in what is now Hallam Street, in the West End of London."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  The Guardian
On:  12/29/11
Website:  http://www.guardian.co.uk

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