Paolo de Matteis
Allegory of Knowledge and the Visual Arts Crowning Parthenope, the Siren of Naples

Allegory of Knowledge and the Visual Arts Crowning Parthenope, the Siren of Naples

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Allegory of Knowledge and the Visual Arts Crowning Parthenope, the Siren of Naples
ArtistItalian (Neapolitan), 1662–1728
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Allegory of Knowledge and the Visual Arts Crowning Parthenope, the Siren of Naples
Datec. 1685
PlaceNaples, Italy
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 144 1/2 × 99 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (367 × 253 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2010.1
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
214 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[Private dealer, England]; [Alberto Di Castro & Figlio Franco, Rome]; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 1969; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated lower right: Paulus de Mattei F. 168[-]

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