Lot Essay
This painting, which is datable to the 1630s, appears to relate to the artist’s Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross (Museo de Arte de Ponce; see Causa, op. cit., no. A117).
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The head of the Magdalene at the foot of the Cross, a fragment
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA CARACCIOLO (NAPLES 1578-1653)
The head of the Magdalene at the foot of the Cross, a fragment
oil on canvas
18 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (47.8 x 37.5 cm.)
The head of the Magdalene at the foot of the Cross, a fragment
oil on canvas
18 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (47.8 x 37.5 cm.)
Provenance
with St. Luke's Gallery, Washington D.C.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 13 October 1989, lot 131, where acquired by the father of the present owners.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 13 October 1989, lot 131, where acquired by the father of the present owners.
Literature
G. Romano, Pittura Italiana Del 600 e 700, Milan, 1990, p. 90.
S. Causa, Batistello Caraciollo. L'opera completa, Napoli, 2000, p. 204, no. A113, fig. 328.
S. Causa, Batistello Caraciollo. L'opera completa, Napoli, 2000, p. 204, no. A113, fig. 328.
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