Luca Giordano, called Fa Presto (Naples 1634-1705)
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Luca Giordano, called Fa Presto (Naples 1634-1705)

The Entombment

Details
Luca Giordano, called Fa Presto (Naples 1634-1705)
The Entombment
oil on glass
16¾ x 21¾ in. (42.5 x 54 cm.)
in a South Italian 17th century ebonised frame with tortoiseshell and verre eglomisé panels
Provenance
Anonymous sale [European Private Collection]; Dorotheum, 13 April 2011, lot 416 (€ 30,800).
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Sale room notice
Please note that Professor Nicola Spinosa has confirmed the attribution after inspection of the original.
The composition derives from the picture by Sir Anthony van Dyck, now in the Alte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich.

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Lot Essay

Professor Nicola Spinosa and Professor Riccardo Lattuada independently confirmed the attribution to Luca Giordano, after inspection of the original, at the time of the 2011 sale.

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