Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen
Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen
Roman School, 17th Century
Putti presenting Venus with the boar that killed Adonis
Auction Closed
October 18, 03:29 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Roman School, 17th Century
Putti presenting Venus with the boar that killed Adonis
oil on canvas
canvas: 18 5/8 by 23 1/2 in.; 47 by 59.7 cm.
framed: 29 3/8 by 34 1/8 in.; 74.6 by 86.7 cm.
From whom acquired by Richard L. Feigen, 1977.
This refined canvas illustrates a scene of two putti presenting Venus with the boar that killed Adonis, whose lifeless body can be seen in the distance in the upper right. The luminous and classical figures of the protagonists of the composition are set within a lush, rolling landscape, filled with flora and fauna, waterways, and soaring mountains.
The attribution of this work has remained elusive. It was once given to the hand of Alessandro Turchi but is recorded in the Fondazione Federico Zeri archive as by an anonymous seventeenth century Roman hand.1 It has also been suggested that the painter may be of French or German origin.
1. Fondazione Federico Zeri Archive, ref. no. 49110.