Allegory of Prudence
Artist
Luca Giordano (Italian (Neapolitan), 1634–1705)Italian (Neapolitan), 1634–1705
CultureItalian
Titles
- Allegory of Prudence
Datec. 1682
PlaceNaples, Italy
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 36 5/8 × 36 5/8 in. (93 × 93 cm)
Frame: 43 1/4 × 43 1/4 in. (109.9 × 109.9 cm)
Frame: 43 1/4 × 43 1/4 in. (109.9 × 109.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number75.33
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
207 Powell Gallery
On view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Exhibition HistoryMr. and Mrs. Joe D. Jamail, September 29–November 24, 1998. (Exchange for their loan of Sargent's Moorish Interior to "John Singer Sargent in Houston Collections," October 11–November 8, 1998.)
“Masterpieces of European Painting from the 15th to 20th Centuries from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," The Museum of Art, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japan, April 13–May 30, 1999; Chiba Prefectural Art Museum, Japan, June 5–July 11, 1999; Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, Japan, July 17–August 22, 1999; Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, August 27–October 3, 1999.
"Luca Giordano: 1634-1705," Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, March 3–June 3, 2001; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, June 17–October 7, 2001; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 4, 2001–January 20, 2002.
Published References "A Permanent Legacy," introduction by Peter C. Marzio, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Hudson Hills Press, 1989.
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