Flemish School, 17th Century
An Allegory of the Seven Deadly Sins,
oil on canvas, 112 x 161 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private European collection since circa 1980;
acquired in 2019 by the present owner
The outdoor setting before a portico and idealised townscape, with the fine dress of those feasting, identifies the work as part of the eroticised genre of the ‘Merry Company’ by an accomplished, but as yet unidentified, Flemish hand. In the foreground, the lady with a looking glass is a decorous representation of Superbia, attended by a peacock lower left. On the right, a pair of finger-wagging figures may represent Invidia. A gluttonous peasant leans back beside a slothful donkey resting on its haunches. On the left of the composition, Luxuria is represented by a lady gently fingering the tip of a gentleman’s poignard, while Brueghelian elements are most pronounced in the man micturating in the background beneath the arch and another vomiting against a pillar.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
10.11.2020 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 15,300.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 15,000.- to EUR 20,000.-
Flemish School, 17th Century
An Allegory of the Seven Deadly Sins,
oil on canvas, 112 x 161 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private European collection since circa 1980;
acquired in 2019 by the present owner
The outdoor setting before a portico and idealised townscape, with the fine dress of those feasting, identifies the work as part of the eroticised genre of the ‘Merry Company’ by an accomplished, but as yet unidentified, Flemish hand. In the foreground, the lady with a looking glass is a decorous representation of Superbia, attended by a peacock lower left. On the right, a pair of finger-wagging figures may represent Invidia. A gluttonous peasant leans back beside a slothful donkey resting on its haunches. On the left of the composition, Luxuria is represented by a lady gently fingering the tip of a gentleman’s poignard, while Brueghelian elements are most pronounced in the man micturating in the background beneath the arch and another vomiting against a pillar.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 10.11.2020 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 04.11. - 10.11.2020 |
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