Gothic To Romantic | Fine Continental and British Collections | March 7, 2024
Thu, Mar 7, 2024 10:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 120
After Cristofano Allori
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Italian, 1577-1621)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, after the works held by the Royal Collection Trust, London, and the Uffizi, Florence, unsigned, possibly 16th/17th century, oil on canvas, 55 x 44-1/4 in.; carved and gilt wood Florentine leaf frame, 75-1/2 x 62-1/2 x 4 in.
Provenance: Carlo Bianchini, Orvieto, Italy, purchased in 2014; The Estate of Dr. J. Clayton Davie and Family
Note: According to his biographer Baldinucci, Allori painted this work in part as an autobiographical account of his love affair with Maria de Giovanni Mazzafirri, which ended badly. The figure of Judith, Baldinucci claimed, resembles ‘La Mazzafirri’, the servant in the background, her mother, and the severed head of Holofernes is a portrait of the artist himself. -Royal Collection Trust
Condition
craquelure, retouch, multiple patches verso, possibly original stretcher; frame with some flaking of gilt surface, restorations
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Carlo Bianchini, Orvieto, Italy, purchased in 2014; The Estate of Dr. J. Clayton Davie and Family
