Jan 29, 2014 10:00 EST
Important English & Continental Furniture & Decorations/Old Master Paintings
5
After Raphael
Self-Portrait with a Friend
Oil on canvas
34 5/8 x 27 1/4 inches (88 x 69 cm)
Provenance:
E.W.M. Tomlinson, Esquire (according to an old label on the stretcher)
The original of this composition, of which this is a truncated version, is in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. Raphael appears on the left with a second man traditionally identified as his fencing master, since in the Louvre portrait he is shown with his hand on the hilt of a sword. Art historians have suggested a host of other identifications, including Raphael's student Giulio Romano, his friend and patron Giovanni Branconio, the satryist Pietro Aretino, the architects Baldassarre Peruzzi and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, and other painters such as Pordenone or Pontormo, most of whom seem unlikely.
The original painting belonged to Francis I of France, passing to the Louvre from the Royal Collection after the Revolution of 1789.
Sold for $3,125
Estimated at $700 - $900
Includes Buyer's Premium
After Raphael
Self-Portrait with a Friend
Oil on canvas
34 5/8 x 27 1/4 inches (88 x 69 cm)
Provenance:
E.W.M. Tomlinson, Esquire (according to an old label on the stretcher)
The original of this composition, of which this is a truncated version, is in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. Raphael appears on the left with a second man traditionally identified as his fencing master, since in the Louvre portrait he is shown with his hand on the hilt of a sword. Art historians have suggested a host of other identifications, including Raphael's student Giulio Romano, his friend and patron Giovanni Branconio, the satryist Pietro Aretino, the architects Baldassarre Peruzzi and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, and other painters such as Pordenone or Pontormo, most of whom seem unlikely.
The original painting belonged to Francis I of France, passing to the Louvre from the Royal Collection after the Revolution of 1789.
Probably a 19th century work. Glue relined. Dark varnish revealing little under UV light. Scattered touches of restoration on the faces; a 3-inch
mended tear to the left of Raphael's face. Some contours reinforced.
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Auction: Important English & Continental Furniture & Decorations/Old Master Paintings, Jan 29, 2014
