Attributed to Melchior de la Mars
(Ghent circa 1585–1650)
A woman singing and a man playing the lute, in the background the parable of Dives and Lazarus,
bears signature and dated lower left (on the urn): F Albani 1675,
oil on canvas, laid down on panel, 148 x 186 cm, framed
Provenance:
sale, Christie’s, London, 29 October 1999, lot 60 (as Roelof van Zijl);
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 30 March 2000, lot 233 (as circle of Pieter Lastman);
Private collection, Vienna
The present painting is listed in the RKD database under no. 62026. Jan Kosten from the RKD was the first to connect the work with the oeuvre of Melchior de la Mars. This artist was one of the first so-called ‘Ghent Caravaggisti’, alongside Gerard Seghers and Theodoor van Loon.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
24.04.2018 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
Attributed to Melchior de la Mars
(Ghent circa 1585–1650)
A woman singing and a man playing the lute, in the background the parable of Dives and Lazarus,
bears signature and dated lower left (on the urn): F Albani 1675,
oil on canvas, laid down on panel, 148 x 186 cm, framed
Provenance:
sale, Christie’s, London, 29 October 1999, lot 60 (as Roelof van Zijl);
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 30 March 2000, lot 233 (as circle of Pieter Lastman);
Private collection, Vienna
The present painting is listed in the RKD database under no. 62026. Jan Kosten from the RKD was the first to connect the work with the oeuvre of Melchior de la Mars. This artist was one of the first so-called ‘Ghent Caravaggisti’, alongside Gerard Seghers and Theodoor van Loon.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 24.04.2018 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 14.04. - 24.04.2018 |