Antonio Tempesta circle or studio of - A Battle between Christians and Turks before the Walls of Jerusalem - image-1

Lot 58 Dα

Antonio Tempesta circle or studio of - A Battle between Christians and Turks before the Walls of Jerusalem

Auction 1064 - overview Cologne
16.03.2016, 14:30 - Paintings 15th - 19th Centuries
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)

Antonio Tempesta circle or studio of

A Battle between Christians and Turks before the Walls of Jerusalem

Oil on copper. 33 x 45 cm.

This painting displays similarities to a sketch attributed to Antonio Tempesta kept in the Louvre in Paris (illus. in: E. Leuschner, Antonio Tempesta. Ein Bahnbrecher des römischen Barock und seine europäische Wirkung, 2005, p. 586). Both the sketch and the present work can in turn be considered variations on an engraving made by Tempesta to illustrate Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered".

Provenance

Private ownership, Belgium.