Antonio de Bellis
The Sacrifice of Noah

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ArtistAttributed to Antonio de Bellis(Italian (Neapolitan), active c. 1636–1657/58)Italian (Neapolitan), active c. 1636–1657/58

CultureItalian

Titles

The Sacrifice of Noah

Datec. 1645–1650

PlaceItaly

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions40 1/4 × 50 3/4 in. (102.2 × 128.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Samuel H. Kress Collection

Object number61.63

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

207 Powell Gallery

On view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceAlphone Kann Collection, Paris; [American Art Association, New York, 1927, cat. pl. 71]; [Julius H. Weitzner, New York] ; Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1945; gift to MFAH, 1961.
Exhibition History"Festival of the Bible in the Arts," Temple Emanu-el, Houston, March 8–27, 1961.

"The Hebrew Bible in Christian, Jewish and Muslim Art," Jewish Museum, New York, February 18–March 24, 1963.

The First Methodist Church, Houston, June 2–9, 1967.

"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.

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