The Massacre of the Innocents
Pacecco de Rosa (Francesco de Rosa), Italian (active Naples), c. 1600 - 1654
Geography:
Made in Naples, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1640Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
6 feet 6 inches × 10 feet 1/4 inches (198.1 × 305.4 cm) Framed: 7 feet 4 3/4 inches × 10 feet 11 inches (225.4 × 332.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
1973-253-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1973
Made in Naples, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1640Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
6 feet 6 inches × 10 feet 1/4 inches (198.1 × 305.4 cm) Framed: 7 feet 4 3/4 inches × 10 feet 11 inches (225.4 × 332.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 258, European Art 1500-1850, second floor
Accession Number:1973-253-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1973
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Provenance
Chiesman family, Scotland; with a UK dealer [1]; sold to Herner Wengraf Ltd., London; sold to PMA, December 1973. 1. Provenance according to Richard Herner of Herner Wengraf (letter dated January 17, 1974, in curatorial file).* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit.