Giovanni Battista Rossi (Italian, 1730-1782) The Sacrifice of Noah Oil on canvas 32 x 49-1/4 inches (81.3 x 125.1 cm) PROVENANCE: Sotheby's, New York, October 6, 1995, lot 126; Private collection; Sotheby's, New York, May 26, 2005, lot 34; Private collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: N. Spinosa, Pittura Napoletana del Settecento: dal rococò al classicismo, Naples, Italy, 1987, pp. 112, 252, no. 118, illustrated (smaller study). Spinosa's text refers to a smaller painting of the same composition, and suggests that it is a study for a larger, finished example, which may in fact be the present work. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved