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Lot 2151 Dα

Peter Flötner - A bronze allegory of Prudence by Peter Flötner

Auction 1221 - overview Cologne
20.05.2023, 11:00 - Old Masters
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 3.024 € (incl. premium)

Peter Flötner

A bronze allegory of Prudence by Peter Flötner

Cast bronze with old patina. The double-headed personification of wisdom sits within a shell niche looking into a mirror held up for her by a winged putto. The plaque belongs to a cycle of the "Eight Virtues" by Peter Flötner.
With very minor abrasions. Diameter 7.1 cm.

Provenance

German-Austrian private collection.

Literature

For further examples see Ingrid Weber: Deutsche, niederländische und französische Renaissanceplaketten 1500-1650, Munich 1975, p. 82, no. 62,5, pl. 21.