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Auction 18 September 2021 Autumn auction of Old Masters - Prague

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Autumn auction of Old Masters

Saturday 18 September 2021 - 17:00 (CEST)

Lázeňská 287 4 - Praha 1 Prague, République Tchèque

Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o

Lot n° 1

Germany or Austria, late 15th century

St. Johannes Capistranus Surrounded by other Saints Oil on panel 61 × 162 cm The panel shows St. Johannes Capistranus in the brown robe of the Franciscans. In his right hand he holds a bag book (belt book); a book that is firmly attached to a cover...

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Lot n° 2

Lorenzo Costa (1460 Ferrara – 1535 Mantua)

Adoration of the Child and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, c. 1491-1493 Oil on wood panel 51 x 42 cm In front of the ruined hut, is the Holy Family. Jesus, naked, is lying on the ground on a mat folded on one side to build a pillow for the little one....

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Lot n° 3

Venetian Master - second half of the 16th century

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptiste oil on canvas in an original Sansovino frame from the late 16th century 73,5 x 81 cm The painting shows the Madonna with Joseph and the Child Jesus who are offered a plate of pears by the little John the Baptiste....

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Lot n° 4

Orazio Samacchini (1532 – 1577)

Adoration of Magi, c. 1575 -1577 Oil on canvas 126 x 89 cm In this large-format painting, the figures appear to be tightly composed to fill the space. The intention is to consciously involve the viewer in the vicinity of what is happening. We find...

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Lot n° 5

Adoration of Magi, c. 1575 -1577

Rest on the Flight into Egypt Oil on poplar wood Tondo, Diameter 29 cm During a rest on the Flight into Egypt, Mary breastfeeds the child as St. Joseph looks on. A landscape is suggested in the background. The picture shows the influence of the...

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Lot n° 6

Parma, second half of the 16th century

The Lamentation of Christ Oil on canvas 81 x 166 cm The painter was a representative of Florentine religious paintings of the first half of the 17th century. The dead Christ lies on the gravestone and is lifted by an angel on his back. An angel on...

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Lot n° 7

Francesco Curradi (1570–1661)

The Queen of Sheba before King David 185.2 x 123 cm Oil on panel Cornelis de Vos became master of the Guild of Luke in Antwerp in 1608, and its dean in 1620. He worked as a colleague of Rubens on the decorations for the entry of the Cardinal-Infante...

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Lot n° 8

Cornelis de Vos (1584 / 85-1651)

St. Elisabeth and Johannes the Baptist Worship the Baby Jesus on Mary's lap, c. 1635–1640 Oil on canvas 169 × 232 cm Cornelis Schut, a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens (a master in Antwerp since 1618), painted the decorations for the entry of Cardinal-Infante...

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Lot n° 9

Cornelis Schut (1597–1655)

Moses and the Brazen Serpent 99 × 166 cm Oil on canvas Born in Kaufbeuren, the artist worked in Augsburg and painted portraits, still lifes and religious themes. The T-Cross with the brazen serpent rises next to the centre of the picture and is...

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Lot n° 10

Franz Friedrich Franck (1627–1687)

The Dance around the Golden Calf Oil on canvas 134 × 109 cm While Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, the people went away and created a Golden Calf to worship (Ex 32: 15-19). The image shows the return of Moses from the mountain...

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Lot n° 11

Italian Master, 17th century

Saint Jerome in the Study, c. 1635-1640 Oil on canvas 98 x 72 cm The canvas represents Saint Jerome in his study, with glasses on his nose, reading a book. It is a canvas with an intense naturalism that has strong references to Caravaggio. This...

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Lot n° 12

Pietro Paolini (1603 –1681)

Portrait of an Elderly Friar Oil on canvas 67.5 x 51 cm The painting represents the bust of a mature man (probably a monk), balding and with a very white beard, painted thread by thread. The look down, and the hand to shell the beads of a circolum...

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Lot n° 13

Pier Francesco Mola (1612 – 1666)

Esther Comforted by Ahasuerus, c. 1650-1655 Oil on canvas 90.5 x 103 cm This biblical episode, illustrated by the Genoese painter Orazio de Ferrari, depicts the Jewish queen Esther exhausted by three days of fasting, fainting in the arms of her...

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Lot n° 14

Orazio de Ferrari (Voltri, 1606 - Genova, 1657)

Meeting between Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 119 x 155,5 cm Oil on canvas The canvas represents the meeting of a woman, elegantly dressed with a crown on her head, and a man wearing a turban and gold chain around his neck (which identifies him...

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Lot n° 15

Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari (1598–1669)

Madonna and Child Reading a Book Oil on canvas 94 × 76 cm Francesco Nuvolone was the main protagonist of the Lombard Baroque in the 17th century. Mary with the Baby on her lap is reading a book, almost certainly the Holy Scriptures. She wears a...

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Lot n° 16

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1608/1609–1661)

Mary with Child Oil on canvas 82 × 68 cm Mary bends over the baby Jesus, who is lying in a cradle. She holds him under his back and on his right leg. The child turns his head questioningly to the mother and raises his hand to her with a serious look,...

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Lot n° 17

Bolognese master second half of the 17th century,

Virgin Mary and the Sleeping Child oil on canvas 49 x 38 cm This intimate religious scene represents the Virgin Mary, portrayed in three quarters, as she cares for the Child Jesus with great affection; all over a dark background. The child tenderly...

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Lot n° 18

Giovanni Battista Salvi called Sassoferrato (1609 – Roma, 1685) - attributed to

Christ Taking Leave of his Mother oil on canvas 255 x 245 cm The farewell of Christ from the Mother is a touching episode in the life of Jesus not narrated by the canonical Gospels but handed down by medieval treatises. The scene represents the...

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Lot n° 19

Painter of the 17th century – Austria

Jesus in the Garden of Olives oil on canvas 255 x 245 cm After the Last Supper, Jesus goes alone to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives to pray alone. While Christ is kneeling near trees in a long blue cloak, with his hands slightly raised...

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Lot n° 20

Austrian painter of the 17th century

Flagellation of Jesus oil on canvas 255 x 245 cm The flagellation of Jesus is an episode in the life of Jesus narrated by the Gospels (Mk 15,15-16; Mt27,26-27; Lk23,16-26; Jn19,1-17). The episode takes place in a dark cellar lit only by the light...

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Lot n° 21

Austrian painter of the 17th century

Mocking of Christ oil on canvas 255 x 245 In the centre of the painting, within an arched niche and by the light of a torch, we witness the episode of the Passion in which Roman soldiers undress Jesus, chain him, and dress him as a "king of the...

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Lot n° 22

Austrian painter of the 17th century

Ecce Homo oil on canvas 255 x 245 cm This painting illustrates a scene from the Gospel of Saint John (John 19:4–5) in which, following the episodes of Jesus' flagellation, the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate (here in yellow robe) presents him to the...

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Lot n° 23

Austrian painter of the 17th century

Christ on his Way to Calvary. Via Crucis / Sixth station oil on canvas 255 x 245 cm According to the Gospel story of the Via Crucis, this large oil on canvas depicts the moment in which a woman wiped the sweat and blood from the face of Christ with...

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Lot n° 24

Flemish Master, 3rd quarter of the 16th century

Christ Carrying the Cross 71 × 95 cm Oil on panel Christ is brought out of Jerusalem for the crucifixion and falls under the weight of the cross. Simon of Cyrene removes the cross from Christ at the behest of the Romans. Behind Jesus, his mother...

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Lot n° 25

Utrecht Master of the 17th Century

Saint Jerome in His Study 74 × 102 cm Oil on canvas St. Hieronymus sits by candlelight in his study while writing. He rests his head on his hand. The crucifix and the skull are two of his attributes. The painting is in the tradition of the Northern...

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Lot n° 26

Daniel Seiter (1647–1705)

Saint Jerome Contemplating a Crucifix 98 × 80.5 cm Oil on canvas The Vienna-born artist moved to Italy at a young age and came to Venice in 1667, where he received his training from Johann Carl Loth. In 1683 in the Congregazione Virtuosi al Pantheon...

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Lot n° 27

Antonio Molinari (1655-1704)

Lot and his Daughters Oil on canvas 86 × 107 cm The Venetian painter Antonio Molinari was a student of Antonio Zanchi and the teacher of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. Lot is leaning back, bare chest, propped up on his left arm and holding up his...

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Lot n° 28

Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (1660–1731) – attributed to

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple 94 x 132 cm oil on canvas The execution of this canvas presents style and writing characters that suggest similarities with the works of Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (Firenze 1660 – Firenze 1731), especially...

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Lot n° 29

Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (1660–1731) - attributed to

Adoration of the Shepherds 92 x 132 cm oil on canvas The execution of this canvas shows similarities with the works of Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (Firenze 1660 – Firenze 1731), especially in the physiognomies such as the shape of the noses that...

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Lot n° 30

Daniel Gran (1694–1757)

St. Elisabeth of Hungary (of Thuringia) distributes Alms to the Poor Oil on canvas 97 × 52 cm St. Elizabeth, daughter of the King of Hungary, accompanied by her entourage, distributes alms to the poor in front of her palace. Angels and cherubs float...

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Lot n° 31

Johann Conrad Seekatz (1719–1768)

The Judas kiss 19 × 13 cm Oil on panel Christ before the high priest Caiaphas 19 × 13 cm Oil on panel The two small pictures show scenes from the Passion of Christ, which follow each other in Matthew, the arrest of Jesus and Jesus before the...

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Lot n° 32

Southern Germany, 18th century

St. Antony Abbot of the Desert Oil on canvas 88 × 69 cm Kneeling on the ground next to a crucifix, Saint Anthony is portrayed intent on reading the Holy Scriptures. His animated expression and excited hand position show his pious zeal. He retired...

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Lot n° 33

Southern Germany or Austria, 18th century

San Sebastiano curated by Irene 79 x 62 cm Oil on canvas San Sebastian, tied to the tree, survived the execution. Saint Irene finds him and carefully extracts the arrows from his body (his iconographic symbol). A young woman helps her. Sebastian...

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Lot n° 34

Italian Master – 18th century

Holy Family, Nativity oil on canvas 92 x 119 In an open cave on the glimpse of an idyllic mountainous landscape, the Holy Family is gathered on its knees around the central figure of the child Jesus who lies in a makeshift cradle created from a manger....

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Lot n° 35

Giulio Carpioni (1613 –1678)

Rape of Europe, c. 1660-1662 Oil on canvas 65.5 x 74.5 cm The canvas represents the Rape of Europa, a very widespread mythological theme that tells of the love between the nymph and Jupiter who, in order to kidnap her, turns into a bull. The painting...

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Lot n° 36

Giovanni Domenico Cerrini, called Il Cavaliere Perugino (1609–1681)

Diana Oil on canvas 81.5 × 62 cm The artist from Perugia was a student of Guido Reni in Rome and shaped his style under the influence of the Bolognese school. He represented the classicist trend in baroque painting. Diana appears as a seductively...

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Lot n° 37

Johann Evangelist Holzer (1709–1740)

The Creation of Man by Prometheus Oil on canvas 88 × 69 cm The Augsburg painter was a pupil of Johann Georg Bergmüller. It is characterised by its masterful control of light, shadow and colour. The unusual scene shines with its virtuosic colour...

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Lot n° 38

Master of half-length female figures, around 1535-1540.

Portrait of a Young Woman Oil on oak wood Dimensions: 53 x 44 cm A beautiful young woman is sitting at a table and writing. Her gaze rests on the paper, her hair is tied with a red and white embroidered headband. The clothes, of the same colour,...

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Lot n° 39

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Portrait of a Noble Gentleman, around 1600-1615. Oil on oak wood 51 x 48 cm This painting of a noble in half-length portrait format shows the person portrayed in a black robe and white collar on a neutral blue-grey background. His gaze, and all...

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Lot n° 40

Flamish Master of the 17th century

Double Portrait oil on canvas 59 × 65 cm This double portrait represents two half-length young women richly bejewelled. The blonde girl on the left is wearing a light blue, satin dress. Around her neck she wears a gold necklace and red stone earrings....

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Lot n° 41

Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670) – attributed to

Portrait of a Boy with a Goldfinch Oil on canvas 75 × 60 cm The half-portrait shows a blond boy with his torso turned slightly, looking happily at the viewer. On the boy's right hand sits a goldfinch, which the boy points to with a certain pride....

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Lot n° 42

Dutch master, 17/18th century

Drinking Officer 115 x 88 cm Oil on canvas A seated officer raises his glass of wine and toasts the spectator. He carries a sword by his side. The unusual combination of a collar (English ruff) and cap on the head is a known feature of Rembrandt's...

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Lot n° 43

France, 18th Century

Portrait of a Poet 92 × 73 cm Oil on canvas A man dressed smartly and casually looks directly at the viewer with clear eyes and a slight smile on his lips. Over a red and gold jacket, he wears a magnificent blue-green silk velvet coat, lined with...

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Lot n° 44

Sebastiano Ricci (1659 – 1734)

Girl with a Metal Jug, c. 1700-1710 Oil on canvas 73 x 60.5 The canvas represents a young woman leaning forward, holding a metal jug in her hand. This can be directly attributed to Sebastiano Ricci, whose painting is full of elegance and culture,...

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Lot n° 45

Christoffel Jacobsz. van der Lamen (1606/07 – 1651/52)

Elegant Figures play Backgammon in an Interior 47 × 64 cm Oil on canvas Antwerp painter Christoffel van der Lamen went to Amsterdam in 1620, probably for a training period. He did not return to Antwerp until 1634, where he became a teacher in the...

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Lot n° 46

Jan Miense Molenaer (1609/1610–1668)

A Happy Peasant Family 63 × 88 cm Oil on panel Jan Miense Molenaer was born in Haarlem. His brother, Bartholomäus Molenaer, was a genre painter like himself. His brother Klaes Molenaer was a landscape painter. He was also married to a painter, Judith...

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Lot n° 47

Jacob Duck (1660–1667)

Interior with People Making Music, Eating and Drinking Oil on canvas, 59 × 75 cm In an indoor setting, men sit at a table while they eat, drink and make music. the man on the left is standing and leaning on a walking stick. An elderly gentleman sitting...

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Lot n° 48

Egbert van Heemskerck (1637–1704)

Genre Scene 42 × 68,5 cm Oil on canvas Egbert van Heemskerck mainly painted genre scenes in the tradition of Haarlem painters, most notably Adriaen van Ostade and Adriaen Brouwer. A soldier and two men sit around a barrel in a peasant bar. The...

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Lot n° 49

Bernardus van Schijndel (1647–1709)

Family Celebration for the Birth of Twins (1703) Oil on canvas 56 × 76 cm Bernardus van Schijndel continued Haarlem genre painting in Jan Steen's humorous tradition until the 18th century. The image shows the celebration of a family on the occasion...

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Lot n° 50

François Xaver Henri Verbeeck (Frans Verbeeck), (1686–1755)

Revellers at the Banquet Oil on canvas 28 × 34 cm The Antwerp painter became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1710/1711. He worked as a genre painter and portraitist and created above all cheerful companies, with which he approached 17th-century...

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