The Finding of Moses

Details

Studio of Paolo Caliari, il Veronese (Verona 1528-1588 Venice)
The Finding of Moses
oil on canvas
58 ½ x 94 3/8 in. (148.5 cm. x 239.5 cm.)
with inventory number '59.' (lower left)

Provenance

Private collection, Germany, circa 1830-40, acquired in Southern Europe or Germany, and by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

This composition relates to an autograph picture by Veronese in the Gemälde Galerie, Dresden, of which a number of studio versions exist: this work relates most directly to the picture in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

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