- 134
Denys Calvaert
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Denys Calvaert
- The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anne, together with Saints Anthony Abbot, Sebastian and Roch
- oil on copper, in an elaborate tabernacle-style frame
Provenance
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 25 January 2007, lot 40.
Condition
The sheet is uncradled and flat. The paint surface is secure and clean, and the colours remain strong. A retouching measuring approximately 3 by 3 cm is visible in the right knee of the Virgin. Retouchings can also be seen in the drapery at the upper edge. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a band of retouching measuring approximately 15 by 3 cm running from the left edge to the Virgin's knee, a retouching measuring approximately 4 by 3 cm in the cloak of Saint Sebastian, as well a two smaller retouchings in his ankle and shoulder, and also very few small scattered retouchings throughout the figures.
The work is offered in a black wooden frame with a gilt sight edge, with a few knocks.
"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
Calvaert was known to have produced replicas or variants of his compositions, particularly later in life, and indeed this copper panel is closely related to an altarpiece of 1606, painted by the artist for the church of San Giuseppe de’ Vecchi Settuagenari, Bologna, and today in the convent church of San Luca in the same city.1 At the time of the last sale Simone Twiehaus confirmed the attribution, on the basis of a photograph.
1. S. Twiehaus, Dionisio Calvaert (um 1540–1619). Die Altarwerke, Berlin 2002, pp. 199–200, cat. no. A9, reproduced fig. 26.