120 - 17th-century Dutch School - Circle of Raffaello Sanzio, known as RAPHAEL, and after Raffaello Sanzio, known as RAPHAEL

17th-century Dutch School - Circle of Raffaello Sanzio, known as RAPHAEL, and after Raffaello Sanzio, known as RAPHAEL Virgin with a Rose Oil on parquet panel 104 x 82 cm Some lifting and losses—old retouching The reverse bears a sheet of paper with the following annotation: “Bears on the reverse a glued-on sheet annotated ‘Raphael, Rafaelle Sanzio, born in Urbino… Virgin with an inscription on cedar.’ Height: 104 – width: 84.” The painting has a sheet glued to the back with the following annotation: “The painting was viewed and admired by the great painter Ingres in 1892; this work made such a profound impression on him that he could not help but say, ‘This is our great master, and when one creates a work, one must do so with humility.’” Previous provenance: Collection of the Prince of Rohan, then sold at public auction on June 13, 1978, by Tajan Auctions Note and reference: The painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Infant Jesus, to whom the young Saint John the Baptist is holding out a parchment inscribed with “Agnus Dei” (Lamb of God), under the gaze of Saint Joseph. The original is housed at the Prado Museum in Madrid