Luca Cambiaso
(Italy 18 Oct 1527–06 Sep 1585)
Holy Family with St John the Baptist
- Other titles:
- The Holy Family with Joseph and the Infant St John by candlelight, The Holy Family and the Infant Saint John the Baptist by candlelight
- Location
- 15th–19th c European art
- Year
- circa 1578
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 109.2cm stretcher; 139.5 x 128.5 x 5.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs Dorothy Spry in memory of Charles Eckersley Forrest 1992
- Accession number
- 25.1992
- Provenance
- Dorothy Spry (Australia), Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Gift of Mrs Dorothy Spry 1992
Robert Jones Fine Art Ltd, London (England), London/England, dates unknown
Private Collection, Massachusetts/United States of America, sold Christie's New York, 15 January 1988 'Important paintings by old masters, lot no. 43, 'The Holy Family and the Infant Saint John the Baptist by candlelight'. Letter sent 8 April 2003 by Christie's London on behalf of the AGNSW to the wife of the USA private collector. No response from vendor.
