Jacopo Vignali (Prato Vecchio 1592-1664 Florence)Saint James the Greater
oil on canvas, oval
102.9 x 84.5cm (40 1/2 x 33 1/4in).
unframed注脚Provenance
Probably acquired by John, 1st Lord Savile, g.c.b (1818-1896), Ambassador to Italy 1883-7, and thence by inheritance at Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire
Sale, Christie's, London, 18 November 1938, lot 23 (as 'G. de Crayer', for 21gns.), where purchased by
Private Collection, by whom offered
Sale, Christie's, London, 8 December 2006, lot 237 (as Property of a lady)

The attribution to Jacopo Vignali was proposed by Francesca Baldassari at the time of the 2006 sale upon physical inspection of the work. She suggested a date of the early 1630s.