Lot Essay
The present picture has been dated to around 1747 by Zugni Tauro (E. Martini, op.cit.).
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Hercules and Omphale
Details
Jacopo Amigoni (Venice 1675-1752 Madrid)
Hercules and Omphale
oil on canvas
32 ¼ x 31 7/8 in. (81.5 x 80.8 cm.)
Hercules and Omphale
oil on canvas
32 ¼ x 31 7/8 in. (81.5 x 80.8 cm.)
Provenance
The Dallas Civic Opera, Dallas, Texas; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 12 June 1975, lot 166 ($6,000).
Literature
E. Martini, Pittura Veneta dal Ricci ai Guardi, Venice, 1977, p. 66, note 14, fig. 51.
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