Attributed to Paolo Porpora (Naples 1617-1670/80 Rome or Naples)
Property of an Important Private Collector
Attributed to Paolo Porpora (Naples 1617-1670/80 Rome or Naples)

Lilies, freesia, and other flowers in a carved stone urn on a table with a Large White butterfly and a moth

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Attributed to Paolo Porpora (Naples 1617-1670/80 Rome or Naples)
Lilies, freesia, and other flowers in a carved stone urn on a table with a Large White butterfly and a moth
oil on canvas
38 ¼ x 28 ¾ in. (97.2 x 73 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The bold motif of the large pink-and-white lilies at center of the present work can be compared to the those in Porpora's canvas in the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples (see F. Zeri, ed., La Natura morta in Italia, Milan, 1989, II, fig. 1078).

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