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        Lorenzo de Caro (Napoli, 1719 – Napoli, 1777)
Strage degli innocenti
        	oil on canvas
        
    
        
        	cm 42,5x64,5
        
    
        
        	within frame to three orders of carving
        
    
signed Lore. De Caro bottom center
The painting is related to a long series of works by De Caro, all depicting Old Testament themes, and dating from the years between 1760 and 1770.
Provenance: Rome, Christie’s, Auction 11 May 1993, lot 105
Reference literature: N. Spinosa, Pittura napoletana del Settecento, dal Rococò al Classicismo, Napoli 1987, pp. 69-70, n. 10-12, tavole 2-3, fig. 10-15-20
€ 6.000,00 / 8.000,00
                        Estimate
                    
                € 6.250,00
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Amount including auction fees
                                        
                                    
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