Venetian School, 2nd half 17th century may be a Carlo Maratta

Hampel, from Germany, sells on 24 September 2015 a "Venetian School, 2nd half of the 17th century" Flora, a large (135 by 95 cm) work estimated at 10,000 to 15,000 Euro.

It is an alternative version or very good copy of a work by Carlo Maratta, which sold at Van Ham in 2008 for 175,000 Euro. The description of this one drops a lot of names, but Maratta isn't one of them, so apparently the auction house wasn't aware of this other work.

The one from 2008 had much better colours, but apart from that no obvious quality difference can be seen in the photos (it may be there in the flesh, so to speak). If this is really a work by Maratta, it should be worth closer to 50,000 Euro than the estimated 10,000 Euro. If it is a copy after the other work, the estimate seems about right (a lot for a copy, but it is a very attractive work even if it is currently too dark).

UPDATE: not sold, again for sale on 7 April 2016 at Hampel, now as "Roman", still no mention of Maratta though, and with a lower estimate of 7,000 to 9,000 Euro. A steal, in my opinion.

UPDATE 2: and again for sale (Hampel, 30 June 2016), back to being Venetian, still no mention of Maratta, and the estimate again reduced, now to 4,000 to 6,000 Euro. It seems that no one sees the qualities in it that I perceive (or everyone but Hampel sees it as a copy after Maratta and believes it to be too recent?).

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.