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Attributed to Giuseppe Simonelli (Italian, c. 1650–1710?)
Lot 9 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. JEROME AND MRS. EVELYN OREMLAND (LOTS 9-10)

Attributed to Giuseppe Simonelli (Italian, c. 1650–1710?)

Martyrdom of Saint Placidus and his companions

Closed23 August 2017

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Attributed to Giuseppe Simonelli (Italian, c. 1650–1710?)
Martyrdom of Saint Placidus and his companions
oil on canvas
27 ½ x 15 ½ in. (69.8 x 39.4 cm.)

The Estate of Paul H. Ganz, New York.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 7 April 1988, lot 39 (as Luca Giordano).

Specialist note

We are grateful to Professor Nicola Spinosa for suggesting an attribution to Giuseppe Simonelli on the basis of photographs (written communication, 16 June 2017).

The prime version for this work is the Martyrdom of Saint Placidus and his companions, 1676, Abbey of Santa Giustina, Padua.