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 Footnotes: 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. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com