Attributed to Francesco GALLI, known as Francesco NAPOLETANO (Active in Milan around 1500) Virgin and Child Oil on panel, one plate A copy of a letter from Roberto Longhi dated 4 June 1959 giving the painting to Francesco Napoletano on the reverse (Important restorations) 44.0 x 31.0 cm Our panel should be compared with two other very similar panels. The first, kept at the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge (inv. 1923.37), where it is attributed to the Master of the Madonna Lynski (active between 1500 and 1525), uses exactly the same composition and has two earlier attributions, one to Bernardo de Conti (c. 1465 - 1523) and the other to Francesco Napoletano. The second, closer in execution but with a slightly different composition, is in the Cleveland Museum of Art (inv. 16.779). Once attributed to Francesco Napoletano, it is now attributed to the entourage of Leonardo da Vinci, and is revealed with a slight sfumato reminiscent of our own. Attributed to Francesco GALLI, known as Francesco NAPOLETANO (Active in Milan around 1500) 44.0 x 31.0 cm Our panel should be compared with two other very similar panels. The first, kept at the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge (inv. 1923.37), where it is attributed to the Master of the Madonna Lynski (active between 1500 and 1525), uses exactly the same composition and has two earlier attributions, one to Bernardo de Conti (c. 1465 - 1523) and the other to Francesco Napoletano. The second, closer in execution but with a slightly different composition, is in the Cleveland Museum of Art (inv. 16.779). Once attributed to Francesco Napoletano, it is now attributed to the entourage of Leonardo da Vinci, and is revealed with a slight sfumato reminiscent of our own.