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After Hans Cranach
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Hans Cranach
- Hercules and Omphale
- bears date and the artist's monogram of a winged serpent
inscribed upper right: HERCULEIS MANIBVS DANT LYDAE PENSA PUELLAE/IMPERIVM DOMINAE FERT DEVS ILLE SVAE/SIC CAPIT INGENTIS ANIMOS DAMNOSA VOLVPTAS/ FORTIAQVE ENERVAT PECTORA MOLLIS AMOR/1537 - oil on panel
Condition
The panel support is cradled to the reverse. The paint surface is dirty and under a discoloured varnish with some craquelure. Cracks in the paint surface can be made out with the naked eye upper right and to the centre; a knot in the wood had come to the surface centre left. Small infilled paint losses are present for example to the right of Hercules' beard. UV light reveals some further scattered minor retouchings. Overall the painting is dirty and would benefit from a surface clean and a new varnish.
"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."
"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
A seventeenth-century copy after Hans Cranach's original in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, inv. no. 1930.17 (see M. Friedländer and J. Rosenberg, Lucas Cranach, London 1978, p. 123, cat. no. 275, reproduced plate 275).