Sold Without Reserve | AFTER MICHELANGELO MERISI, CALLED CARAVAGGIO | SUPPER AT EMMAUS

Possibly, Jaworowski collection, Berlin, circa 1880;

From whom acquired by K. Radomski, 1969;

With Jacek Bukowski, Poland;

From whom acquired by a private collector, 1997;

Anonymous sale, South Kensington, Christie's, 11 April 2013, lot 114;

There acquired for $28,877.  

This painting is after Caravaggio's painting in the National Gallery of Art, London.¹  Caravaggio's original, which compares in size to the present lot, was commissioned in 1601 by Ciriaco Mattei, a Roman nobleman.

1. Inv. no. NG172, oil and tempera on canvas, 141 by. 196.2 cm.

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/michelangelo-merisi-da-caravaggio-the-supper-at-emmaus