Name: Luca Giordano (Naples 1632-1706)
Brand: God the Father enthroned on clouds with putti
Price: 3200.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Luca Giordano (Naples 1632-1706)
God the Father enthroned on clouds with putti
with attribution 'L. Giordano' (on the old mount), and with number '2' (recto) and '9863' (verso)
red chalk on red prepared paper, watermark encircled anchor surmounted by a star
16¹⁄₈ x 12⁵⁄₈ in. (40.9 x 32.1 cm)

Carl Gustav Tessin (1695-1770), Stockholm (L. 2985, with his number '245').
Wilhelm König (1880-1955), Vienna (L. 2653b); American Art Association, New York, 7-8 November 1928, lot 72.
Dr. Benno Geiger (1880-1955) (according to a label on the mount).
Anonymousa sale; Swann Galleries, New York, 14 November 1996, part of lot 33.

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A study with minor differences for the figure of God the Father in a picture showing The Delivery of the Keys in the San Pietro ad Aram, Naples (see exhib. cat., Naples, Castel Sant'Elmo-Museo di Capodimonte and elsewhere, Luca Giordano. 1634-1705, 2001, pp. 96-97, no. 10b, ill.).

We are grateful to Professor Viviana Farina her assistance in cataloguing this drawing. Professor Farina will publish the drawing in a forthcoming article in Confronto.Studi e Ricerche di Storia dell'Arte Europea, Nuova Edizione, December 2019.
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