Lot 41 · Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale
God Creating the Animals
Giovanni Francesco Castiglione · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $414,378–$580,130
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, London · 24 November 2009
- Dimensions
- 101 3/8 x 116 3/8 in. (257.5 x 295.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4477137
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, God Creating the Animals. Christie's, 24 Nov 2009, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4477137.
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Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, God Creating the Animals. Christie's, 24 Nov 2009, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4477137.
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