Sale 6160
Mallorca
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24 May 1999
Price realised
ESP 780,000
Estimate
Crculo de Jos de Ribera, (1591-1652) San Jernimo en meditacin leo sobre lienzo 78.4 x 69.3 cm. (30.7/8 x 27.1/8 in.) Circle of Jusepe de Ribera, lo Spagnoletto (1591-1652), Saint Jerome in contemplation, oil on canvas
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