Lot Essay
We are grateful to Professor Riccardo Lattuada who, on the basis of photographs, believes this to be an autograph version of the picture by Langetti in the Palazzo Rosso, Genoa.
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The Death of Cato
Details
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Langetti (Genoa 1635-1676 Venice)
The Death of Cato
with signature 'Jusepe de Ribera' (centre right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
40½ x 45 1/8 in. (102.8 x 114.6 cm.)
The Death of Cato
with signature 'Jusepe de Ribera' (centre right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
40½ x 45 1/8 in. (102.8 x 114.6 cm.)
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