Netherlandish School, mid-17th century - PORTRAIT OF AN FORTRESS ARCHITECT - image-1

Lot 1052 Dα

Netherlandish School, mid-17th century - PORTRAIT OF AN FORTRESS ARCHITECT

Auction 977 - overview Cologne
14.05.2011, 00:00 - Old Masters
Estimate: 30.000 € - 35.000 €
Result: 36.300 € (incl. premium)

Netherlandish School, mid-17th century

PORTRAIT OF AN FORTRESS ARCHITECT

Oil on canvas (relined). 118,5 x 111,5 cm.

The female figure standing next to the architect, holding a plummet in her right hand and an artillery calculator in her left is to be interpreted as an allegory of fortress architecture. The star-shaped building depicted on the plan in the man's hands is a further indication that the sitter is a fortress architect.

Provenance

From an old German private collection.