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Francesco Solimena (Canale di Serino 1657-1747 Barra)
Lot 183

Francesco Solimena (Canale di Serino 1657-1747 Barra)

The Penitent Magdalene

Closed9 December 2015

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GBP 43,750

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Francesco Solimena (Canale di Serino 1657-1747 Barra)
The Penitent Magdalene
oil on canvas, oval
39 ¾ x 30 in. (101 x 76.2 cm.)

Sir George Dunbar of Hempriggs, 4th Bt. (1799-1875), Ackergill Tower, Wick, and by descent through his nephew,
Benjamin Duff of Hempriggs (1808-1897), until 1986, when sold with the house to,
John Bannister, by whom sold with the house to the present owner.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Professor Nicola Spinosa for confrming the attribution to Solimena on the basis of a photograph. Professor Spinosa dates the picture to 1725-1730, and will include the work in his forthcoming monograph on the artist.