Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
SEBASTIANO CONCA | The martyrdom of Saint Matthew
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May 7, 01:23 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
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SEBASTIANO CONCA
Gaeta 1680 - 1764 Naples
THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT MATTHEW
oil on canvas
unframed: 77 x 142 cm.; 30¼ x 55⅞ in.
framed: 91 x 151 cm.; 35 7/8 x 59 1/2 in.
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Collection of the Counts of Portalegre;
Private collection, Madrid.
This canvas is most likely a modello for the signed painting by Conca1 in the Chiesa di S. Matteo, Pisa, which forms part of a series of paintings of scenes from the life of the Saint, including works by Francesco Trevisani, Marco Benefial and Jacopo Zoboli.2 Conca’s drawing for the composition is recorded in the Gabriel Huquier sale in Paris, 9 November 1772, lot 88: ‘Un Saint massacré à l’autel.’
1 See M. di Macco (ed.), Sebastiano Conca (1680-1764), Gaeta 1981, p. 230, cat. no. 72: http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/63406/Conca%20Sebastiano%2C%20Martirio%20di%20san%20Matteo
2 http://www.santamariamadredellachiesa.it/pageone.asp?idcat=28&idpag=366&offset=6