Lot 74
  • 74

Entourage de Simon Vouet

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • David tenant la tête de Goliath
  • Porte une étiquette au dos: n°57 / Simon Vouet
  • Huile sur toile

Literature

G. Dargent et J. Thuillier, "Simon Vouet en Italie - Essai de catalogue critique", Saggi e Memorie di storia dell'arte 4, 1965, reproduit pl. 44;
B. Nicolson, Caravagism in Europe, Oxford, 1979, vol. I, p. 209, Vol. 2, fig. 749, reproduit (Simon Vouet ?).

Condition

The painting is in very good overall condition. Under a uniform green and thick varnish. Old slight restoration on David's wrist (approximatly 3 cm). There is no other restoration visible on the UV light.
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