Mercury, Argus und Io
Corrado Giaquinto (Molfetta 1703 - Neapel 1765), circle of
Lot-No. 394
Oil/canvas, 77 x 64,5 cm, some rest., relined. - Italian history painter. After being taught painting in his home town Bari G. formed his style mainly on the exampel of Luca Giordano. Since 1727 he lived in Rome where he became member of the Accademia di San Luca. In 1753 he became painter to the court in Madrid. Mus.: Florence (Uffizi), London (Nat. Gall.), New York (Metrop. Mus.), Madrid a. others. Lit.: AKL, Thieme-Becker.
Corrado Giaquinto: Mercury, Argus und Io
Corrado Giaquinto (Molfetta 1703 - Neapel 1765), circle of
Mercury, Argus und Io
Lot-No. 394
Oil/canvas, 77 x 64,5 cm, some rest., relined. - Italian history painter. After being taught painting in his home town Bari G. formed his style mainly on the exampel of Luca Giordano. Since 1727 he lived in Rome where he became member of the Accademia di San Luca. In 1753 he became painter to the court in Madrid. Mus.: Florence (Uffizi), London (Nat. Gall.), New York (Metrop. Mus.), Madrid a. others. Lit.: AKL, Thieme-Becker.
