Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte and Placido Costanzi
(Antwerp 1662–1749 Rome) and (Rome 1702–1759)
Apollo, Pan and King Mida in a landscape,
oil on canvas, 74 x 100 cm, framed
We are grateful to Giancarlo Sestieri for confirming the attribution after examination in the original and for cataloguing the present painting.
This distinctive Arcadian landscape depicts a small lake in the middle ground and a farmstead beyond and shows the ‘Musical contest between Apollo and Pan’ (Ovid, Metamorphosis, XI: 146-193) in the foreground. It demonstrates how it is still possible to find unpublished works by Van Bloemen, called ‘Orizzonte’, of the finest quality. For the figures he collaborated here with Placido Costanzi (Rome 1702–1759).
The god Apollo is shown with his lyre, seated on a boulder to the left, opposite the group on the right with king Midas, the judge of the contest with the Muses, and Pan of the cloven feet, with his pipes. The latter was naturally outdone in the trial, but not made to face any punishment as Marsyas was, with whom he is often confused. Instead Pan was left to make a shameful escape. King Midas however, having disagreed with the verdict, had his ears transformed into those of an ass by Apollo.
17.10.2017 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 25,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 20,000.- to EUR 30,000.-
Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte and Placido Costanzi
(Antwerp 1662–1749 Rome) and (Rome 1702–1759)
Apollo, Pan and King Mida in a landscape,
oil on canvas, 74 x 100 cm, framed
We are grateful to Giancarlo Sestieri for confirming the attribution after examination in the original and for cataloguing the present painting.
This distinctive Arcadian landscape depicts a small lake in the middle ground and a farmstead beyond and shows the ‘Musical contest between Apollo and Pan’ (Ovid, Metamorphosis, XI: 146-193) in the foreground. It demonstrates how it is still possible to find unpublished works by Van Bloemen, called ‘Orizzonte’, of the finest quality. For the figures he collaborated here with Placido Costanzi (Rome 1702–1759).
The god Apollo is shown with his lyre, seated on a boulder to the left, opposite the group on the right with king Midas, the judge of the contest with the Muses, and Pan of the cloven feet, with his pipes. The latter was naturally outdone in the trial, but not made to face any punishment as Marsyas was, with whom he is often confused. Instead Pan was left to make a shameful escape. King Midas however, having disagreed with the verdict, had his ears transformed into those of an ass by Apollo.
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 17.10.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 07.10. - 17.10.2017 |
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