Salmacis and Hermaphroditus — Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-1619)

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Estimate: £800,000–£1,200,000 hammer ≈ $1,468,012–$2,202,017
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Performance
Sale: Christie's — Important Old Master Pictures, London · 6 July 2006
Dimensions: 45 x 59¾ in. (114.3 x 151.8 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5661512
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Lodovico Carracci, Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. Christie's, 6 Jul 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5661512.

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Lodovico Carracci, Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. Christie's, 6 Jul 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5661512.

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