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Luca Giordano
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Luca Giordano
- Holy Family with the young Saint John the Baptist
- signed lower left: Luca Giord.
- oil on canvas
- 31 1/2 x 41 inches
Literature
M. Milkovich, in Luca Giordano in America, exhibition catalogue, Memphis 1964, p. 38;
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano, Naples 1966, vol. I, p. 53, vol. II, p. 49, vol. III, reproduced fig. 89;
B.B. Fredericksen and F. Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections, pp. 85, 554;
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano, L'opera completa, Naples 1992, vol. I, p. 263, cat. no. A86.
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano, Naples 1966, vol. I, p. 53, vol. II, p. 49, vol. III, reproduced fig. 89;
B.B. Fredericksen and F. Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections, pp. 85, 554;
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano, L'opera completa, Naples 1992, vol. I, p. 263, cat. no. A86.
Condition
The canvas has been relined and the surface has been somewhat pressed overall as a result. The detail remains very good throughout and coloration is strong and vibrant. nothing fluoresces under examination by ultraviolet light. there could be some old re-workings in the clouds near upper edge, but it is hard to tell.
This painting is presentable and can be hung in its present state.
Offered in a carved and gilt wood frame with minor losses to the gilding.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This painting has been dated by Oreste Ferrari and Giuseppe Scavizzi to circa 1660. At this early stage of Giordano’s career, he was working in Naples experimenting continuously with a variety of styles, and bringing new light and color to Neapolitan painting. He was influenced by artists such as Pietro da Corona, whose work he had seen on his first trip to Rome in 1652-53, and Peter Paul Rubens who had a lasting impact on his work. In this painting, with its lighter palette, Giordano seems to be responding to the classicizing influence of Nicolas Poussin, an artist whose works he could have studied in Neapolitan private collections.1
1. See D. Campanelli, in Grove Dictionary of Art, London 1996, vol. 12, p. 660.