Lot Essay
We are grateful to Professor Giancarlo Sestieri for confirming the attribution, on the basis of a photograph.
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Clio acknowledged by Fame
Details
Sebastiano Conca (Gaeta 1680-1764 Naples)
Clio acknowledged by Fame
oil on canvas
29¼ x 42¾ in. (74.3 x 108.6 cm.)
Clio acknowledged by Fame
oil on canvas
29¼ x 42¾ in. (74.3 x 108.6 cm.)
Provenance
John Trafford, Hill Court, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire; (+) Christie's, sale on the premises, 13-14 December 1982, lot 343 (£4,200).
Literature
G. Sestieri et. al., catalogue of the exhibition, Sebastian Conca, Gaeta, July-October 1981, p. 52, fig. 8, as Circle of Sebastiano Conca.