The Property of a Gentleman
Roman School, early 17th century
Amor vincitore, or Cupid as Victor
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April 15, 11:28 AM GMT
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8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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6,000 GBP
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Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Roman School, early 17th century
Amor vincitore, or Cupid as Victor
inscribed lower left: CON ALTRA FIAMMA
oil on canvas
unframed: 184.5 x 126 cm.; 72⅝ x 49⅝ in.
framed: 208.8 x 150.5 cm.; 82¼ x 59¼ in.
Anonymous sale, Munich, Hampel, 25 March 2015, lot 563 (as attributed to Astolfo Petrazzi);
Private collection, Vienna;
Whence sold, Vienna, Im Kinsky, 15 December 2020, lot 79 (as attributed to Astolfo Petrazzi).
This painting has been traditionally attributed to Astolfo Petrazzi (1583–1665), on the basis of similarities with his canvas on the same theme, Amor vincitore, painted for Agostino Chigi (1563–1639) and currently in the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Barberini, Rome.1 Although comparisons can be drawn between the compositions, particularly in the still life elements in the lower portions of both canvases, the softness of the handling in Petrazzi's painting is subsituted here for sharper, Caravaggesque contrasts in lighting which gesture towards a Roman hand.
1 Inv. no. 1750; oil on canvas, 169 x 117 cm.; https://barberinicorsini.org/collezione/opera/?id=WE4455
