(called Antonio Moro, Dutch, circa 1517–1575) Lady in Medicean Costume, Holding a Skull, oil on oak panel, 16-1/8 x 11-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame, 20 x 15-1/4 in. Literature: La Béraudière, Marie-Thérèse. Important Oil Paintings: With Outstanding Examples by Velazquez, Goya, El Greco, Brueghel, Luttichuys, Bouts, Fabritius, Mierevelt, Romney, Greuze, Roslin, Saint-Aubin, Deshayes. Fine French Furniture of the Eighteenth Century ; Carvings, Sculptures and Other Objects of Art, Including the Superb Portrait Bust of the Comtesse De Sabran by Houdon : The Collection of Countess De La Béraudière ... Sold by Her Order. New York: William Bradford Press, 1930, lot 45 (accompanied by a facsimile of the catalog entry) . - Provenance: Marie-Thérèse, Comtesse de la Béraudière (1866-1958) (labels and bookplate verso) , sold (possibly) The Collection of Countess de la Béraudière, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York, December 12-13,1930, cat. n.289; Private Collection, Greenville, North Carolina
Condition
panel shaved and cradled, craquelure, vertical splits, flaking cupping and cleavage, yellowed varnish, retouch; frame with losses