Luca Giordano (Naples 1635-1705)
The infant Christ contemplating the instruments of the Passion
oil on canvas
61 ¼ x 50 in. (155.5 x 127 cm.)
Luca Giordano (Naples 1635-1705)
The infant Christ contemplating the instruments of the Passion
oil on canvas
61 ¼ x 50 in. (155.5 x 127 cm.)
The collection of the Dukes of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, by 1782, and by descent to, Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford (1888-1953), Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire; his sale, Christie's, London, 19 January 1951, lot 24 (28 gns. to Tasemende).
T. Pennant, The Journey from Chester to London, London, 1782, p. 359. A Catalogue of Pictures, Miniatures, Drawings and Busts at Woburn Abbey, London, 1868, p. 116, no. CCCXLII. G. Scharf, A Catalogue of the collection of pictures at Woburn Abbey, London, 1890, p. 239, no. 376. (Probably) H. Walpole, 'List Of Seats, Visited by Horace Walpole', The Volume of the Walpole Society, XVI, 1926-27, p. 18, listed in the Salon.
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