The Triumph of Bernardino Luini

Result EUR2,300,400

Published on 21 November 2019, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 14 November 2019 - 18:00 (CET) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Confirmed as belonging to the Lombard painter's small body of work, this panel set a world record and encouraged visitors to discover other Old Masters.

Bernardo Luini (ca. 1480-1532), Virgin and Child with St George and an angel musician,... The Triumph of Bernardino Luini

Bernardo Luini (ca. 1480-1532), Virgin and Child with St George and an angel musician, oil on panel, 103.5 x 79.5 cm.
Result: €2,300,400

The timing was perfect. On 7 November, Cristina Quattrini pledged to inscribe this Madonna and Child with St George and an angel in the catalogue raisonné of the works of Bernardino Luini (ca. 1480–1532), which she is about to publish, lifting…

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