Attributed to Gaspar van Eyck
The Battle of Preveza
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Attributed to Gaspar van Eyck
Antwerp 1613 - 1674
The Battle of Preveza
oil on canvas
canvas: 24 ⅝ by 33 in.; 62.5 by 83.8 cm.
framed: 31 ¼ by 39 ½ in.; 79.4 by 100.3 cm.
Art market, New York;
From whom acquired by a private collector, 1964;
Thence by descent to a private collector;
By whom sold ("Property from a Private Collection, New York"), New York, Sotheby's, 22 May 2024, lot 106;
Where acquired by the present collector.
This maritime scene depicts the Battle of Preveza, a naval battle on 28 September 1538 between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League. The former's fleet was victorious, as indicated by the presence of their flag flying in the breeze.