Lot 139
  • 139

Gabriel Ambrosius Donath

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gabriel Ambrosius Donath
  • La galerie de tableaux de la reine de Pologne Marie-Josèphe d'Autriche
  • Signé et daté en lettre d'or en bas au centre Anno 1737 / Gabriel Donath, barbatus faciebat Dresdae.
  • Huile sur cuivre

Provenance

Commande de la reine de Pologne Marie-Josèphe d'Autriche (1699-1757)

Condition

The painting is overall in good condition. Painted on a plane copper. There is a scratch in the upper right corner. Under UV lamp: Under a green uniform varnish. There are some minor retouching in the ceilling and a little dot of retouching along the lower edge on the right. There are some minor dots of retouching in the woodwork along the right edge.
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Catalogue Note

Gabriel-Ambrosius Donath est un peintre célèbre pour ses tableaux d'architecture. Il était l'un des artistes favoris de la reine de Pologne qui lui a commandé plusieurs oeuvres pour ses différentes résidences aussi bien en Pologne ou à Dresde.