Venetian School, 18th Century

(Possibly) Dr. Gabor Nephagyi, 50 East 53rd Street, New York; his auction, as Luca Giordano, The Rest of the Holy Family, for $75 (according to a newspaper clipping on the reverse)
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London

Oil on canvas, circular, mounted on panel .The dimensions of the panel are 7 7/8 by 7 7/8 in. (20 by 20 cm). The original canvas, which has a rather coarse weave, may have also been mounted onto a thin weave canvas prior to being mounted onto the panel, as linen is visible at the corners. In overall fair condition aside from surface dirt and dust. Under UV light, the majority of the work is obscured by the varnish. There is some evidence of retouches in the sky around the Virgin. Framed and ready to hang.
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