FEDE GALIZIA
Still life of apples, pears, cucumbers, figs and a melon, c. 1625 – 1630
Oil on panel
35.3 x 59.1 cm
13 7/8 x 23 1/4 in
13 7/8 x 23 1/4 in
Further images
Provenance
Possibly Cardinal Cesare Monti (1593 – 1650), Milan;
Possibly by descent to his cousin Giulio Monti, in 1650;
Possibly Count Cesare Monti Melzi, at the Palace formerly called Monti and later known as Sormani-Andreani and Verri, Milan;
Possibly by descent to his family, as suggested by a note in a 1742 inventory (conducted after his death);
Don Sebastián Gabriel Borbón y Braganza (1811 – 1875), Spain, as evidenced by the crowned SG cyphers on the reverse;
Noble private collection, Brescia, since c. 1900;
From whom acquired by the present owners.