A catalogue of the Galleria Massarenti was printed in 1881, when the prelate contemplated selling the collection to Prince Hohenlohe of Strasbourg; at that time connoisseurship of Old Master paintings was in its infancy, and the works received highly optimistic traditional attributions.
A catalogue of the Galleria Massarenti was printed in 1881. When the prelate contemplated selling the collection to Prince Hohenlohe of Strasbourg; at that time connoisseurship of Old Master paintings was in its infancy. The works received highly optimistic traditional attributions.