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Netherlandish, Malines, circa 1600
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description
- Roman Emperor, the head orned with laurel wreath
- partially gilt alabaster relief ; in a gilt wood pastiglia frame
- relief : 12 x 9,5 cm; cadre : 21,5 x 19 cm; relief: 4 3/4 by 3 3/4 in., frame: 8 1/2 by 7 1/2 in.
Provenance
Mes Beaussant Lefèvre sale, Paris, 19 June 1998, lot 141.
Catalogue Note
For this composition, the artist was inspired by an engraving depicting the Emperor Tiberius by Aegidius Sadeler (1570-1629), after Titian (1485-1576).