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Massimo Stanzione (Napoli, 1585 - 1656)
Three putti, a dog and a goldfinch
oil on canvas
cm 160x160
The attribution to the Neapolitan painter was confirmed by Stefano Causa in a written communication to the owners:
in the long and in-depth description accompanying the work, the scholar defines it as a masterpiece, a rare example of
profane painting by the Master, and proposes a dating to the 1630s.