Thursday 20 August 2015

Inspiration taken from Carlo Maratta

Vanderkindere, in Brussels, sells on 15 September 2015 a "French School, 18th century" Diana and Actaeon, estimated at 700 to 900 Euro.

The painting is clearly inspired by the Diana and Actaeon by Carlo Maratta (from Christ Church, Oxford), with the main figure an adaptation of the Diana from Maratta, and the two figures to the left and right directly taken from the same work. It's a skillfull adaptation, rearranging the figures in a good composition, and adding details like the feet in the water. Whether the one for sale is French or Italian is not clear, it's not an original Maratta but a nice work nevertheless and probably worth a bit above the estimate. UPDATE: sold for 3,000 Euro, so not just "a bit" above the estimate.

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