Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dottoressa Mina Gregori for confirming the attribution from a photograph.
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Livio Mehus (c. 1630-1691)
The Apple of Discord thrown among the Gods
Details
Livio Mehus (c. 1630-1691)
The Apple of Discord thrown among the Gods
oil on canvas
14½ x 18¼in. (36.8 x 46.3cm.)
The Apple of Discord thrown among the Gods
oil on canvas
14½ x 18¼in. (36.8 x 46.3cm.)
Provenance
W.T. Elder, Florence; Christie's, 31 Jan. 1862, lot 87, unattributed (sold with lot 86: £9 to Baker).
Anon. Sale, Phillips, 30 Sept. 1968, lot 108, as Italian School, 18th Century (to Trafalgar Galleries).
with Trafalgar Galleries, London (Trafalgar Galleries at the Royal Academy III, 1983, pp. 84-5, no. 33, illustrated in colour, as Giacomo del Po).
Anon. Sale, Phillips, 30 Sept. 1968, lot 108, as Italian School, 18th Century (to Trafalgar Galleries).
with Trafalgar Galleries, London (Trafalgar Galleries at the Royal Academy III, 1983, pp. 84-5, no. 33, illustrated in colour, as Giacomo del Po).
Literature
G. Cantelli, Repertorio della Pittura Fiorentina del Seicento, Fiesole, 1983, p. 112.