Master Paintings Part II
Master Paintings Part II
Property of a Philadelphia Art Collector
Felice Torelli
Susanna and the Elders; Lot and His Daughters
Lot Closed
January 30, 05:21 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Philadelphia Art Collector
Felice Torelli
Verona 1667-1748 Bologna
Susanna and the Elders;
Lot and His Daughters
a pair, both oil on canvas
each canvas: 56 by 78 1/2 in.; 142.2 by 199.4 cm.
each framed: 66 1/4 by 90 in.; 168.3 by 228.6 cm.
2
Private collector, New York;
By whom sold, New York, Christie's, 30 January 2014, lot 228;
There acquired.
By whom sold, New York, Christie's, 30 January 2014, lot 228;
There acquired.
An important Counter-Reformation painter in Bologna, Felice Torelli was known for large biblical history paintings like the present lots. He was inspired by the Carracci family and studied their Bolognese works along with the works of his contemporaries there. He taught major artists of the next generation including Ubaldo and Gaetano Gandolfi. The present two Old Testament scenes both treat the theme of lust that was ultimately punished.