Nativity with God the Father and the Holy Ghost

Giovanni Battista Pittoni (1687 - 1767)

National Gallery

circa 1740

Nativity scene, but under X-Ray and cleaning, the figure of God the Father and the Holy Ghost appeared. Therefore, probably a Double Trinity which is very rare. Apart from unfinished and damaged Piazzetta, this is 1st 18th Century Venetian - indeed Italian - altar piece to enter the National Gallery collection.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 220 x 175 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2000 ( Total: £7,560)
• ArtFunded in: 1958
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

Earl of Ancaster.

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