Probably Netherlandish School, 17th century - Portrait of the Roman Emperor Vespasian - image-1

Lot 76 Dα

Probably Netherlandish School, 17th century - Portrait of the Roman Emperor Vespasian

Auction 1074 - overview Cologne
21.09.2016, 14:30 - Paintings 15th-19th Centuries
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.550 € (incl. premium)

Probably Netherlandish School, 17th century

Portrait of the Roman Emperor Vespasian

Oil on copper. 19.5 x 16 cm.

The present work is based on a portrait of Titus Flavius Vespasianus painted by Titian in 1537. The work was part of a series of 12 portraits of emperors commissioned by Federico Gonzaga for the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua.

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland.