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Follower of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-64)
The Exposition of Moses c. 1660-1700
Coloured oil paint on paper | 48.1 x 30.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904011
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A drawing of the baby Moses set adrift in his basket on the Nile by a kneeling woman, who covers her face in grief; a child stands at her side, similarly distraught
Provenance
Probably Carlo II and Fernandino-Carlo Gonzaga, 9th and 10th Dukes of Mantua; Zaccaria Sagredo; from whose heirs purchased by Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice, 1752; from whom purchased by George III, 1762
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Creator(s)
Previously attributed to the studio of (artist)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Coloured oil paint on paper
Measurements
48.1 x 30.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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