ATTRIBUTED TO BARTHOLOMEUS SPRANGER. Attributed to. Allegory of Victory - Allégorie de la Victoire, oil on panel.
| Sold for | 720 000 SEK |
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| Klubbas | Closed |
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| Hus | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art |
BARTHOLOMEUS SPRANGER
Antwerp 1546-1611 Prague, attributed to
Allegory of Victory - Allégorie de la Victoire
Oil on panel, cradled, 65 x 49 cm
EXPERTISE
Cabinet Turquin, Stéphane Pinta, Paris
PROVENANCE
Rapps Konsthandel, Stockholm
Swedish private collection
The current painting shows an allegory about the goddess of victory Victoria. Her shield shows a scene with the goddess of love Venus in the smithy of the wrought god Vulcanus, where she asks him to make the weapons that will ensure the victory of the war god Mars.
The body proportions and colour of this Victoria match the artistry of Bartholomeus Spranger, who was one of the first artists to enter the service of the German-Roman emperor Rudolf II in Prague. Spranger was born in Antwerp in the middle of the 16th century and he was one of the first Flemings to travel to Rome. During his stay in French Fontainebleau on his way to Rome, he immersed himself in Mannerism. This style came to characterize his further artistry mainly in allegorical and mythological works. When he came to Rome, he served, from 1570 to 1572, with Pope Pius V. At the Pope's death he was summoned to the court in Vienna by the German-Roman emperor Maximilian II. Then from 1581, he served with his son Rudolf II in Prague.
Repaired crack in the panel, retouches.
For further information and condition report, please contact: ulrica.tillander@auktionsverket.se.
