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LUCA GIORDANO. The Flight into Egypt

The Flight into Egypt. Artist: Luca Giordano (Italian, Naples 1634-1705 Naples). Dimensions: 24 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (61.5 x 48.9 cm).
In 1692 Giordano was summoned to Spain as court painter to King Charles II. Charles was succeeded in 1700 by the Bourbon king Philip V, who commissioned a number of paintings from Giordano for the French court, including this work. From 1701 until 1717 the painting was in the possession of Adrien-Maurice, comte d'Ayen, later duc de Noailles, who played an important part in the War of the Spanish Succession and married a niece of Madame de Maintenon.
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Title:
The Flight into Egypt
Caption:
The Flight into Egypt. Artist: Luca Giordano (Italian, Naples 1634-1705 Naples). Dimensions: 24 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (61.5 x 48.9 cm). In 1692 Giordano was summoned to Spain as court painter to King Charles II. Charles was succeeded in 1700 by the Bourbon king Philip V, who commissioned a number of paintings from Giordano for the French court, including this work. From 1701 until 1717 the painting was in the possession of Adrien-Maurice, comte d'Ayen, later duc de Noailles, who played an important part in the War of the Spanish Succession and married a niece of Madame de Maintenon.
Technique/material:
OIL ON CANVAS
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3264 x 4091 px | 38.2 MB
Print size:
27.6 x 34.6 cm | 10.9 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)