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Please note that the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum prohibits the use of images from its collection in public exhibition, broadcast, electronic reproduction or publication in any form without prior written permission from the institution. If you would like to reproduce any of the Art Gallery images in any form, contact us at 748-8291.
Prof. Bardi, after Carlo Dolci (1616-1686), Italian Like many copyists of the nineteenth century, the painter of this composition, Prof, Bardi, is unknown today. The market for painted reproductions of the works of great Renaissance and Baroque masters fostered a veritable cottage industry in Italy during the period, but injured Dolci's art historical reputation more than those of his peers, as the reproductions were sometimes mistaken for his relatively scarce originals. Nevertheless, in the Athenaeum’s composition Bardi captured the essential characteristics of emotional intimacy, piety, and smooth finish for which Dolci's art was celebrated in his own time. |
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