Hercules and Omphale

Details

Giuseppe Moriani (Florence, active 1709-1739)
Hercules and Omphale
oil on canvas
28¼ x 34¼ in. (71.8 x 87 cm.)

Provenance

Purchased by the parents of the present owner in Rome in the 1950s.

Lot Essay

Giuseppe Moriani was a pupil and a close collaborator of Giovanni Sagrestani.

We are grateful to Dr. Francesca Baldassari for suggesting the attribution to Moriani on the basis of a color transparency (written communication, 16 September 2004).

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