Lambert Sustris, copy after - Venus - image-1

Lot 1023 Dα

Lambert Sustris, copy after - Venus

Auction 1049 - overview Cologne
16.05.2015, 11:00 - Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)

Lambert Sustris, copy after

Venus

Oil on copper. 19 x 27 cm.

The present work follows a composition painted by Lambert Sustris in 1550 which is today kept in the Hermitage. In the 16th and 17th centuries, small works on copper copying masterpieces from renowned collections were often comissioned by patrons wishing to display their knowledge and good taste.

Provenance

Private collection, Italy.