PAGANI, Paolo
(b. 1655, Valsolda, d. 1716, Milano)

The Sacrifice of Isaac

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Oil on canvas, 204 x 268 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

This oval ceiling painting is a variant of the composition in Palazzo Salvioni, Venice. It is one of the few Pagani paintings whose authorship is indisputable. However, in the 128th cntury it was believed to be a work by Sebastiano Ricci.




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