Carlo Ceresa
(San Giovanni Bianco 1609–1679 Bergamo)
Portrait of a sumptuously dressed young lady,
oil on canvas, 112.5 x 89 cm, framed
We are grateful to Ugo Ruggeri, who confirmed the present portrait as Ceresa’s work. A certificate is available. Carlo Ceresa’s authorship was also already suggested by Alberto Cottino. Ceresa was the most important portrait painter of his time in Bergamo (cf U. Ruggieri: Paolo Ceresa, dipinti e disegni, Bergamo 1979). The present painting bears witness to this: the sitter faces the viewer and the detailed execution of her physiognomic traits creates a sense of immediacy that suggests Spanish models. The finely executed frock decorated with lace also reveals a Spanish influence. Ceresa worked for the Viennese court as well as for Venetian noble families. He also painted religious and historic subjects that are regarded as an intermediate stage between Giovanni Battista Moroni and Fra Galgario in Lombard painting, and he achieved fame thanks to his impressive portraits of the aristocracy of Venice and its terraferma.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at
21.10.2014 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 15,000.- to EUR 18,000.-
Carlo Ceresa
(San Giovanni Bianco 1609–1679 Bergamo)
Portrait of a sumptuously dressed young lady,
oil on canvas, 112.5 x 89 cm, framed
We are grateful to Ugo Ruggeri, who confirmed the present portrait as Ceresa’s work. A certificate is available. Carlo Ceresa’s authorship was also already suggested by Alberto Cottino. Ceresa was the most important portrait painter of his time in Bergamo (cf U. Ruggieri: Paolo Ceresa, dipinti e disegni, Bergamo 1979). The present painting bears witness to this: the sitter faces the viewer and the detailed execution of her physiognomic traits creates a sense of immediacy that suggests Spanish models. The finely executed frock decorated with lace also reveals a Spanish influence. Ceresa worked for the Viennese court as well as for Venetian noble families. He also painted religious and historic subjects that are regarded as an intermediate stage between Giovanni Battista Moroni and Fra Galgario in Lombard painting, and he achieved fame thanks to his impressive portraits of the aristocracy of Venice and its terraferma.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 21.10.2014 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 11.10. - 21.10.2014 |