After Luca Giordano
The Conversion of Saint Paul
oil on canvas
40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127.7 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 27 October 1988, lot 139 (#1200 to the present owner).
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot should be starred for VAT at 2.5 NOT 17.5 as stated in the catalogue.
Lot Essay
The composition derives from Giordano's picture in the Pallavicini collection, Rome. An advanced sketch, of the same dimensions as the present picture, is in the Perigueux Museum.