The Feast in the House of Levi

1674

Pierre-Paul Sevin

Artist, French, 1650 - 1710

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and gouache with gold framing lines, on parchment mounted on panel

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    framed: 56.52 × 72.39 × 10.8 cm (22 1/4 × 28 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.93 × 52.39 cm (13 3/4 × 20 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2022.107.2

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis François I de Bourbon, Prince de Conti, Paris [1717-1776]; (sale, Paris 8 April - 6 June 1777, no. 885). (sale, Sotheby's New York, 30 January, 1997, no. 141). (sale, Christie's New York, 28 January 2022, no. 43); David H. McDonnell, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Ruggeri, Ugo. Valentin Lefèvre. Dipinti, disegni, incisioni. Reggio Emilia, 2001: 25.

Inscriptions

lower left: P. Paulus Sevin. fecit; lower right: Anno D.ni 1674; upper center: Et Fecit Dominus Convivium Magnum Levi. Lucae Cap. V.

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