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The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro
Mattia Pretic. 1685
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro
- Creator: Mattia Preti
- Date Created: c. 1685
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 156 x 205 cm (61 7/16 x 80 11/16 in.) framed: 185.4 x 237.8 x 8.3 cm (73 x 93 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: Principi di Fondi, Naples. Principessa Pignatelli della Leonessa; acquired 1937 by private collection, Europe; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 11 July 1980, no. 46, as _The Martyrdom of Saint Januarius_); private collection, England;[1] purchased 22 June 2000 through (Gurr-Johns, London) by NGA. [1] Provenance as provided by Gurr-Johns, and as recorded in the 1980 sale catalogue, where the painting is described as "The property of a European princely house."
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on canvas
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