Lot No. 875
DescriptionWorkshop of Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 – 1660)
Putto, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, framed
Provenance:
European private collection.
Catherine Puglisi has confirmed, on the basis of a photograph, that this work was painted in the workshop of Francesco Albani.
The putto is drawn from a famous painting by Francesco Albani, Salmacis Embracing Hermaphroditus, formerly in Vienna, in the ownership of Prince Eugenio of Savoy (1663–1741) and now in the Galleria Sabauda, Turin (see C. Puglisi, Francesco Albani, 1999, cat. n. 120, plate 240, pp. 198–199).
Specialist: Mark MacDonnell
Old Master Paintings - 18.04.2012 - 17:00
Old Master Paintings
Auction Date: 18.04.2012 - 17:00
Location: Palais Dorotheum
Category: Old Master Paintings
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