Lot No. 468


Battistello Caracciolo


(Napoli 1578–1635) and workshop,
Lot and his daughters, oil on canvas, 124 x 172 cm, framed

Provenance: possibly the collection of Roberto Longhi; European private collection.

We are grateful to Prof Riccardo Lattuada for his suggested attribution on the basis of a photograph. This composition is known in at least two authentic versions (see S. Causa, Battistello Caracciolo, L’opera completa, Napoli, 2002, p. 195, A79, ill. 273). There is a photograph of the present painting in the Zeri Archive in Bologna, photo INVN 108160, inscribed, ‘... Battistello Caracciolo/ con lettera autentica di Roberto Longhi’ ‘Arch. Grassi’.

Provenance: possibly the collection of Roberto Longhi; European private collection. We are grateful to Prof Riccardo Lattuada for his suggested attribution on the basis of a photograph. This composition is known in at least two authentic versions (see S.

Specialist: Mark MacDonnell Mark MacDonnell
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13.10.2010 - 18:00

Estimate:
EUR 15,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

Battistello Caracciolo


(Napoli 1578–1635) and workshop,
Lot and his daughters, oil on canvas, 124 x 172 cm, framed

Provenance: possibly the collection of Roberto Longhi; European private collection.

We are grateful to Prof Riccardo Lattuada for his suggested attribution on the basis of a photograph. This composition is known in at least two authentic versions (see S. Causa, Battistello Caracciolo, L’opera completa, Napoli, 2002, p. 195, A79, ill. 273). There is a photograph of the present painting in the Zeri Archive in Bologna, photo INVN 108160, inscribed, ‘... Battistello Caracciolo/ con lettera autentica di Roberto Longhi’ ‘Arch. Grassi’.

Provenance: possibly the collection of Roberto Longhi; European private collection. We are grateful to Prof Riccardo Lattuada for his suggested attribution on the basis of a photograph. This composition is known in at least two authentic versions (see S.

Specialist: Mark MacDonnell Mark MacDonnell
+43 1 515 60 403

old.masters@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 13.10.2010 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 02.10. - 13.10.2010

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