PIETRO MUTTONI, called PIETRO DELLA VECCHIA* (1603-1678)

Details

PIETRO MUTTONI, called PIETRO DELLA VECCHIA* (1603-1678)

The Feast of Esther (?)

oil on canvas
32 x 55½in. (81 x 141cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, Dec. 8, 1971, lot 81, where purchased by the museum

Literature

Exhibited

Northridge, Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Baroque Masters from the J. Paul Getty Museum, Feb. 26-March 30, 1973, no. 29

Lot Essay

Muttoni received his nickname because of his ability to restore and copy old paintings. In Padovanino's studio he worked closely with Pietro Liberi and Girolamo Forabosco. He worked principally in Venice and is mentioned as a member of the Fraglia dei Pittori Veneziani from 1629-1639