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

M^es 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).