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Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
The Pool of Bethesda c.1724
Oil on canvas | 317.5 x 294.5 x 6.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400080
On loan, Osterley Park [London]
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In front of an arcade, Christ stands above the partially-clothed paralysed man, who lies on a mattress at the edge of the pool, commanding (his left arm outstretched) him to rise; Pharisees around Christ; numerous poor and sick, left, mother and sick
Provenance
Acquired in 1762 by George III from Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice (Italian List no 26); recorded in the Public Dining Room at Hampton Court in Pyne's Royal Residences of 1819
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
317.5 x 294.5 x 6.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
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ML add-RicciAlternative title(s)
Christ healing the sick
The Paralytic man at the well
