The Finding of the Infant Cyrus

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Attributed to Giovanni Francesco Castiglione (Genoa 1641-1710)
The Finding of the Infant Cyrus
inscribed 'A Spagnolini' (on the reverse of the canvas)
oil on canvas
32¾ x 40¼ in. (83 x 102.1 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The composition is partially indebted to a picture of the same subject by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione in the Durazzo Pallavicini collection, Genoa, a derivation of which was sold, Christie's, London, 23 July 1982, lot 172.

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