Giovanni Paolo Cervetto
(Genoa 1630–1657)
Juno receives Argus’ head,
oil on canvas, 99.5 x 125 cm, framed
We are grateful to Camillo Manzitti for suggesting the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a photograph.
The present painting depicts an episode of the myth of Juno and Argos from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (I, 583–750). The composition is inspired by a Rubens’ invention depicting the same subject, today in Cologne (Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Corboud Foundation, inv. no. WRM 1040), but still visible in Genoa in the 17th century in the collection of Gio. Batta Balbi (see P. Boccardo, L’età di Rubens. Dimore, committenti e collezionisti genovesi, Genève-Milan 2004, pp. 418–419). A preparatory sketch by Giovanni Palo Cervetto for the present painting is in a private collection (see C. Manzitti, Aggiunte al catalogo di Valerio Castello e contributi sui suoi seguaci, in Valerio Castello: percorsi di approfondimento, atti del convegno, Genoa 5–6 June 2008).
Specialist: Mark MacDonnell
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24.04.2024 - 18:00
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Giovanni Paolo Cervetto
(Genoa 1630–1657)
Juno receives Argus’ head,
oil on canvas, 99.5 x 125 cm, framed
We are grateful to Camillo Manzitti for suggesting the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a photograph.
The present painting depicts an episode of the myth of Juno and Argos from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (I, 583–750). The composition is inspired by a Rubens’ invention depicting the same subject, today in Cologne (Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Corboud Foundation, inv. no. WRM 1040), but still visible in Genoa in the 17th century in the collection of Gio. Batta Balbi (see P. Boccardo, L’età di Rubens. Dimore, committenti e collezionisti genovesi, Genève-Milan 2004, pp. 418–419). A preparatory sketch by Giovanni Palo Cervetto for the present painting is in a private collection (see C. Manzitti, Aggiunte al catalogo di Valerio Castello e contributi sui suoi seguaci, in Valerio Castello: percorsi di approfondimento, atti del convegno, Genoa 5–6 June 2008).
Specialist: Mark MacDonnell
Mark MacDonnell
+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: | 24.04.2024 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.04. - 24.04.2024 |