Lot Essay
The present work is datable to circa 1755 by comparison with the study for Saint Augustine preaching before the Emperor Valerius, in a private collection, Bordeaux (Rosenberg and Sahut, op. cit., no. 153).
The Conversion of Saint Paul
Details
Charles-André van Loo, called Carle van Loo* (1705-1765)
The Conversion of Saint Paul
oil on canvas
24¼ x 23 5/8in. (61.5 x 60cm.)
The Conversion of Saint Paul
oil on canvas
24¼ x 23 5/8in. (61.5 x 60cm.)
Provenance
with G. Algranti, Milan.
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, London, April 8, 1981, lot 140.
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, London, April 8, 1981, lot 140.
Literature
P. Rosenberg and M.-C. Sahut, in the exhibition catalogue Carle Vanloo, Nice, Musée Chéret, Jan. 21-March 13, 1977; Chermont-Ferrand, Musée Bargoin, April 1-May 30, 1977; Nancy, Musée des Beaux-Arts, June 18-Aug. 15, 1977, p. 77, no. 154 as whereabouts unknown.