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Samson and the Philistines
Details
Luca Giordano (Naples 1632-1706)
Samson and the Philistines
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
8 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (21.7 x 31.4 cm.)
Samson and the Philistines
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
8 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (21.7 x 31.4 cm.)
Provenance
T. Blayds (L. 416a), possibly with his associated inscription 'Luca Giordano. Napolitano.' (on the mount).
Probably Lord Overstone and by descent to T.E. Loyd.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 10 December 1991, lot 158, where acquired by
Charles Greenberg; and by descent to the present owner.
Probably Lord Overstone and by descent to T.E. Loyd.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 10 December 1991, lot 158, where acquired by
Charles Greenberg; and by descent to the present owner.
Literature
G. Scavizzi, 'New Drawings by Luca Giordano', Master Drawings, XXXVII, 1999, 2, pp. 116, 135, n. 38, fig. 23.
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano: Nuove ricerche e inediti, Naples, 2003, p. 107, no. D043, illustrated.
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano: Nuove ricerche e inediti, Naples, 2003, p. 107, no. D043, illustrated.
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