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GIOVANNI BATTISTA CARACCIOLO (NAPLES 1578-1653)
Lot 27

GIOVANNI BATTISTA CARACCIOLO (NAPLES 1578-1653)

The head of the Magdalene at the foot of the Cross, a fragment

Closed25 May 2023

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USD 15,000–20,000

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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.)

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.

Specialist note

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).