Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings
Portrait of a Sultana, three-quarter length, in Turkish dress
Lot Closed
April 6, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Venetian School, 17th Century
Portrait of a Sultana, three-quarter length, in Turkish dress
oil on canvas
unframed: 130.2 x 98.9 cm.; 51¼ x 39 in.
framed: 150 x 118 cm.; 59⅛ x 46½ in.
With Edric van Vredenburgh;
His sale, London, Sotheby's, 6 June 2006, lot 28;
With Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York (according to a label on the reverse);
Anonymous sale, New York, Stair Galleries, 21 October 2021, lot 345;
Where acquired by the present owner.
His sale, London, Sotheby's, 6 June 2006, lot 28;
With Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York (according to a label on the reverse);
Anonymous sale, New York, Stair Galleries, 21 October 2021, lot 345;
Where acquired by the present owner.
With her Turkish headdress and exotic costume, this type of sitter has come to represent a fantasy image of an Eastern woman viewed through Westerners' eyes. The rose she holds between her breasts may be a play on words identifying her as Rossa or Rosselana, the favourite wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.