Attributed to BERNARDINO CAMPI (Italy, 1522-1591)

Technically the piece can be related to Bernadino Campi who was a Renaissance painter from Cremona, who worked in Reggio Emilia. He is known as one of the masters of Sofonisba Anguissola and Giovanni Battista Trotti (il Malosso). In Cremona, his extended family owned the main artistic studios. Giulio Campi and Antonio Campi, half-brothers, were distant relatives of Bernardino; the latter is generally considered the most talented of the family. All were active and locally prominent painters. The influences on Bernardino are likely to be diverse, including those from local Cremonese such as Camillo Boccaccino, to artists from neighbouring regions such as Correggio, Parmigianino and Giulio Romano