The Adoration of the Magi
Details
Studio of Valerio Castello (Genoa 1624-1659)
The Adoration of the Magi
oil on canvas
50 1/8 x 62 in. (127.3 x 157.5 cm.), including additions of approx. 3.5 cm. at top and bottom
The Adoration of the Magi
oil on canvas
50 1/8 x 62 in. (127.3 x 157.5 cm.), including additions of approx. 3.5 cm. at top and bottom
Provenance
An old label formerly on the reverse suggested that the picture was in the Galleria Lomellini, Genoa, until shortly before 1885, as Palma Giovane.
Anonymous sale (+); Christie's, London, 22 April 1994, lot 43, (where acquired by the present owner).
Anonymous sale (+); Christie's, London, 22 April 1994, lot 43, (where acquired by the present owner).
Literature
L. Frohlich-Bum, Ein Neuaufgetauchtes Bild von Valerio Castello, Pantheon, XXIII, 1965, pp. 181-2, illus.
C. Manzitti, Valerio Castello, Torino, 2004, p. 236, no. C3, illus.
C. Manzitti, Valerio Castello, Torino, 2004, p. 236, no. C3, illus.
Exhibited
Nice, Antique Dealers' Fair, 1885.
London, The Arcade Gallery, Garantiert Echt: A loan exhibition to celebrate an eightieth birthday, June 1974, no. 8.
London, The Arcade Gallery, Garantiert Echt: A loan exhibition to celebrate an eightieth birthday, June 1974, no. 8.
Special Notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium