Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Rome 1602–1660)
A still life of fruit with melons, grapes, figs, quinces, cherries, peaches and a pomegranate, oil on canvas, 75 x 98 cm, framed
We are grateful to Dr John Spike, who has identified the present painting as a work by Cerquozzi on the basis of a photograph.
Giovan Battista Passeri and Filippo Baldinucci, Cerquozzi’s first biographers, described him as a painter of still lifes, battle scenes, and Bambocciades. He received his first training as a still life painter in the circle of Agostino Verrocchi (to whom the present painting used to attributed). The picture clearly reveals Verrocchi’s influence. Among the artist’s Roman friends were such artists as Pietro da Cortona, Domenico Viola, and Giacinto Brandi, but also foreigners like Paulus Bor and Cornelis Bloemaert. Cerquozzi felt particularly drawn to the Spaniards living in Rome, which might have something to do with the fact that in his youth his talent had been fostered by the majordomo of the Spanish embassy. He frequently received commissions from personalities associated with the pro-Spanish party in Rome. Cerquozzi was one of the most important still life painters active in Rome at the time.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at
17.10.2012 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 30,000.- to EUR 40,000.-
Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Rome 1602–1660)
A still life of fruit with melons, grapes, figs, quinces, cherries, peaches and a pomegranate, oil on canvas, 75 x 98 cm, framed
We are grateful to Dr John Spike, who has identified the present painting as a work by Cerquozzi on the basis of a photograph.
Giovan Battista Passeri and Filippo Baldinucci, Cerquozzi’s first biographers, described him as a painter of still lifes, battle scenes, and Bambocciades. He received his first training as a still life painter in the circle of Agostino Verrocchi (to whom the present painting used to attributed). The picture clearly reveals Verrocchi’s influence. Among the artist’s Roman friends were such artists as Pietro da Cortona, Domenico Viola, and Giacinto Brandi, but also foreigners like Paulus Bor and Cornelis Bloemaert. Cerquozzi felt particularly drawn to the Spaniards living in Rome, which might have something to do with the fact that in his youth his talent had been fostered by the majordomo of the Spanish embassy. He frequently received commissions from personalities associated with the pro-Spanish party in Rome. Cerquozzi was one of the most important still life painters active in Rome at the time.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 17.10.2012 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 06.10. - 17.10.2012 |