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Auction archive: Lot number 11

KAREL VAN MANDER (1548–1606) THE CONTINENCE OF SCIPIO

Auction 30.11.2017
30 Nov 2017
Opening
CZK400,000
ca. US$18,646
Price realised:
CZK400,000
ca. US$18,646
Auction archive: Lot number 11

KAREL VAN MANDER (1548–1606) THE CONTINENCE OF SCIPIO

Auction 30.11.2017
30 Nov 2017
Opening
CZK400,000
ca. US$18,646
Price realised:
CZK400,000
ca. US$18,646
Beschreibung:

KAREL VAN MANDER (1548–1606) THE CONTINENCE OF SCIPIO Starting price: 400 000 CZK (16 000 EUR) Hammer price: 400 000 CZK (16 000 EUR) Description dimensions: 61 x 118 cm (h x w) period: Around 1600 / Oil on oak panel This story by the Roman historian Livy resurrected during the Renaissance became one of the most well-known examples of nobility and generosity and a popular subject in literature and art. The story described the Roman General Scipio Africanus, who after conquering Cartagena during the Second Punic War returned a young woman he had received as a prize of war to her fiancé, along with the money that had been offered by her parents to ransom her. In the painting depicting this scene, Van Mander applied bold colors in superb contrast to the landscape in the background. A Flemish painter active in Italy and Haarlem, Holland, Karel van Mander helped established an academy of draftsmanship that extended the tradition of Mannerism into the 17th century. His highly acclaimed "Schilder-boeck" from 1604 remains a primary resource for the study of old Netherlandisch painting. Van Mander's student was Frans Hals Restored. Expert assessment by Klaus Ertz.

Auction archive: Lot number 11
Auction:
Datum:
30 Nov 2017
Auction house:
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Goetheho 2
16000 Prag 6
Czech Republic
info@arthousehejtmanek.cz
+420 734 311 861
+420 222 264 881
Beschreibung:

KAREL VAN MANDER (1548–1606) THE CONTINENCE OF SCIPIO Starting price: 400 000 CZK (16 000 EUR) Hammer price: 400 000 CZK (16 000 EUR) Description dimensions: 61 x 118 cm (h x w) period: Around 1600 / Oil on oak panel This story by the Roman historian Livy resurrected during the Renaissance became one of the most well-known examples of nobility and generosity and a popular subject in literature and art. The story described the Roman General Scipio Africanus, who after conquering Cartagena during the Second Punic War returned a young woman he had received as a prize of war to her fiancé, along with the money that had been offered by her parents to ransom her. In the painting depicting this scene, Van Mander applied bold colors in superb contrast to the landscape in the background. A Flemish painter active in Italy and Haarlem, Holland, Karel van Mander helped established an academy of draftsmanship that extended the tradition of Mannerism into the 17th century. His highly acclaimed "Schilder-boeck" from 1604 remains a primary resource for the study of old Netherlandisch painting. Van Mander's student was Frans Hals Restored. Expert assessment by Klaus Ertz.

Auction archive: Lot number 11
Auction:
Datum:
30 Nov 2017
Auction house:
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Goetheho 2
16000 Prag 6
Czech Republic
info@arthousehejtmanek.cz
+420 734 311 861
+420 222 264 881
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