Artwork Details
46-5/8 x 54-1/4 in. (canvas) approximately 57-1/2 x 64-1/2 x 4 in. (framed)
Accession NumberMartha Delzell Memorial Fund
CopyrightEuropean Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
Color PaletteProvenance
Private collection, England.{1} Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. [1909-1988], New York;{2} (Thos. Agnew & Sons, London), by 1971; Purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1977 (77.52). ------- {1} See sale catalogue Old Masters—Recent Acquisitions, 2 November - 10 December 1971, Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, catalogue no. 13. {2} See Bertina Suida Manning, 1550-1650: Century of Masters from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas, 1962, catalogue no. 28.
Gallery Labels
Giordano went to Spain in 1692 at the invitation of King Charles II. The flood of pale, golden light and the use of luminous pastel tones seen here are hallmarks of Giordano’s late style and were enormously influential in Spain, where he worked for ten years.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Chengdu Museum
September 28, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Chengdu Museum
September 29, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
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