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Godfried Maes
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Godfried Maes
- design for a ceiling decoration with allegorical virtues surrounding entwined initials over which jupiter holds a crown
- Pen and grey ink and wash, the identification of the virtues inscribed in pen and brown ink and the intertwined initials in yellow wash, within brown wash framing lines;
signed or bears inscription, in pen and brown ink verso: Maes
Condition
Crease down the middle; spots of glue at bottom corners and centre of bottom edge, on verso. Light foxing all over. Some wrinkling top right corner from hinge
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although drawings by Maes are by no means rare, this seems to be his only surviving ceiling design. Indeed, just two other designs for decorative paintings are currently known: the Death of Achilles, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. 153+ - 1941) and a design for an overdoor of Minerva flanked by the four Cardinal Virtues, in the Leiden University print room (inv. 658).