Lot Essay
The composition is loosely based on Procaccini's picture of the same subject in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
Details
Manner of Giulio Cesare Procaccini
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
oil on canvas
22½ x 27.1/8in. (57.2 x 68.8cm.)
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
oil on canvas
22½ x 27.1/8in. (57.2 x 68.8cm.)
Sale room notice
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION SHOULD READ:-
Follower of Giulio Cesare Procaccini
After the picture in the Hermitage, St Petersburg, formerly acquired by Catherine the Great from Sir Horace Walpole, Houghton.
PROVENANCE: Duke Gandolfi Collection, and by descent to the Horneyold Family, Blackmore House, Worcestershire.
Follower of Giulio Cesare Procaccini
After the picture in the Hermitage, St Petersburg, formerly acquired by Catherine the Great from Sir Horace Walpole, Houghton.
PROVENANCE: Duke Gandolfi Collection, and by descent to the Horneyold Family, Blackmore House, Worcestershire.