Sale 7822
London, South Kensington
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5 December 1997
Price realised
GBP 1,725
Estimate
Follower of Michele Rocca The Penitent Magdalen oil on canvas 39 x 29in. (99 x 73.7cm.)
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Derives from Rocca's altarpiece in the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Rome (see S.Rudolph, La Pittura del '700 a Roma, 1983, pl.621).
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