Lot 6219: painting, Giacomo Farelli, David and Goliath

Unframed oil on canvas, David with the Head of Goliath, unsigned, by Giacomo Farelli (Italian, 1624-1706), overall: 48.25''h x 37.75''w. Note: Painting was lined in the 19th century. Provenance: Judge Edwin B. Crocker (by repute), legal council for the Central Pacific Railroad, Sacramento, California, founder of the Crocker Museum of Art. Most likely collected during his grand tour of Europe in 1869-1871. Purchased by the owner from Howard Settle, San Francisco, 1995. The attribution has been confirmed by both Dr. Stefano Causa and Dr. Nicola Spinosa, both of Naples, Italy.

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