Auction on
23 March 2021 - 14:00 (CET) -
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
This is the modello created by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681) for the north coving of the Mercury Room ceiling in the Palace of Versailles.
Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681), Alexander the Great Offering Animals to His Teacher Aristotle), oil on canvas, 35 x 60 cm (13.7 x 23.6 in). Estimate: €60,000/80,000
Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681), Alexander the Great Offering Animals to His Teacher Aristotle), oil on canvas, 35 x 60 cm (13.7 x 23.6 in). Estimate: €60,000/80,000
After designing the decoration for the Dauphin Louis de France's apartments in the Tuileries between 1660 and 1671, Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne was asked to paint the ceiling of the Mercury Room, the most magnificent in the Palace…
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