01 juillet 2016
The Art Institute of Chicago acquires newly discovered High Renaissance painting
Sebastiano del Piombo, Christ Carrying the Cross, 1515-1517. The Art Institute of Chicago.
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announced today the exciting acquisition of Sebastiano del Piombo's Christ Carrying the Cross (1515/1517) to strengthen its focused collection of Italian High Renaissance painting. The first major discovery of a work by Sebastiano in recent years, it was brought to light by Colnaghi, the renowned London-based art gallery, who facilitated its transition to the museum's world-class... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2016
Nationalmuseum acquires and repatriates a piece of Sweden's cultural heritage
Suite of tapestries manufactured at Beauvais to a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer, 1695.
STOCKHOLM.- Thanks to a generous donation, Nationalmuseum has been successful in its bid to purchase and repatriate four woven tapestries manufactured at Beauvais. Commissioned in 1695 by Carl Piper for his residence in Stockholm’s old town, the wall hangings are still in fabulous condition after spending over a century in Denmark and the United States. Carl Piper (1647–1716) was a prime example of the commoners who... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2016
Berlin's Gemäldegalerie exhibits paintings from the Golden Age of Spanish art
El Siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez
BERLIN.- The Siglo de Oro – the Golden Age of Spanish art – remains one of the most important chapters in European cultural history. Prominent painters of the era such as Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbaran belong to the ranks of the greatest masters of art history just as much as do the sculptors Gregorio Fernández, Pedro de Mena and Juan Martínez Montañés.
Diego Velázquez (Sevilla 1599 – Madrid 1660), Mars, nach 1641. Öl auf Leinwand, 179... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2016
Rhinocéros et sa terrasse en bronze doré d’époque Louis XV, vers 1750
Lot 54. Rhinocéros et sa terrasse en bronze doré d’époque Louis XV, vers 1750. Estimation 15,000 — 20,000 €. Prix réalisé 68,750 €. Photo Sotheby's
le rhinocéros reposant sur une base ajourée rocailleuse et volutes d'acanthe. Haut. 14 cm, larg. 22,5 cm, prof. 15 cm
Notes: Ce rhinocéros en bronze fut très vraisemblablement ciselé d’après le plus fameux modèle vivant de l’époque, un rhinocéros femelle en provenance d’Inde nommé Clara, cinquième rhinocéros à parvenir vivant dans... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2016
Plateau de pierres dures et nacre attribué à Cosimo Fanzago (1591-1678), Naples, fin du XVIIe siècle
Lot 22. Plateau de pierres dures et nacre attribué à Cosimo Fanzago (1591-1678), Naples, fin du XVIIe siècle. Estimation 70,000 — 100,000 €. Prix réalisé 75 000 €. Photo Sotheby's
de forme rectangulaire, l'ovale central en albâtre, orné de rinceaux feuillagés, arabesques en marbre noir, vert de mer, jaune de Sienne et incrustation de nacre ; bordure en marbre brocatelle d'Espagne. Haut. 7 cm, long. 132,5 cm, larg. 79 cm
Références bibliographiques: Maria Ida Catalano, Marmi policromi e... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2016
Giuseppe Vermiglio (Alessandria 1585-circa 1635), The Supper at Emmaus
Lot 25. Giuseppe Vermiglio (Alessandria 1585-circa 1635), The Supper at Emmaus, oil on canvas, 116.2 x 143.2cm (45 3/4 x 56 3/8in). unframed. Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 (€48,000 - 73,000). Photo: Bonhams.
Provenance: Purchased by the present owner's father in Pavia, 1952Notes: We are grateful to Professor Francesco Frangi for confirming the attribution on the basis of a colour photograph. He suggests a date of the late 1610s towards the end of the artist's sojourn in Rome.Little... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2016
Luca Carlevarijs, A coastal inlet with a horseman crossing a bridge in the foreground and shipping at anchor in the distance
Lot 22. Luca Carlevarijs (Udine 1663-1730 Venice), A coastal inlet with a horseman crossing a bridge in the foreground and shipping at anchor in the distance, oil on canvas, 94 x 136.8cm (37 x 53 7/8in). Estimate £80,000 - 150,000 (€97,000 - 180,000). Photo: Bonhams.
Provenance: Private Collection, Rome, 1967Literature: A. Rizzi, Disegni, incisioni e bozzetti del Carlevarijs, exh. cat., Rome, 1964, ill. pl. XXIIA. Rizzi, Carlevarijs, Venice, 1967, p. 94, ill. pl. 90D.... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2016
Luca Carlevarijs, A view of the Molo and Piazzetta, Venice, looking towards Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana
Lot 28. Luca Carlevarijs (Udine 1663-1730 Venice), A view of the Molo and Piazzetta, Venice, looking towards Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, oil on canvas, 66.5 x 102cm (26 3/16 x 40 3/16in). Estimate £70,000 - 100,000 (€85,000 - 120,000). Photo: Bonhams.
Provenance: Lanhydrock House, Cornwall, until 1969 and by descent to the present owner
Literature: D. Succi, Carlevarijs, Gorizia, 2015, p. 193, no. 56, ill.
Notes: This relatively recently discovered work by... [Lire la suite]