Lotto No. 8


Maerten van Heemskerck


Maerten van Heemskerck - Dipinti antichi I

(Heemskerk 1498–1574 Haarlem)
Adam and Eve,
oil on panel, 108 x 71.5 cm, framed

Provenance:
with Robert Finck, Brussels;
with Jan de Maere, Brussels;
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 1 March 1994, lot 78;
Private collection, Austria

Literature:
P. Gurdijan and S. Beguin, Femmes Chefs d’ Oeuvre, Paris 1991

The present painting is inspired by a copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer. It is an early work by the famous Haarlem-based painter, who spent several years in Rome, where he was heavily influenced by Michelangelo. This is revealed by the firmly (and in Adam’s case athletically) modelled bodies, with their Mannerist tension and pose as compared to Dürer’s relaxed, even ‘lyrical’ figures of the first human couple. Type, posture, and painting style of the Michelangelesque representation of Christ in The Triumph of Christ over Death and the Devil are closely related to the depiction of Adam, while Venus in The Judgement of Paris is reminiscent of Eve in the present painting.

Esperto: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43 1 515 60 403

oldmasters@dorotheum.com

08.06.2021 - 16:00

Prezzo realizzato: **
EUR 45.300,-
Stima:
EUR 30.000,- a EUR 40.000,-

Maerten van Heemskerck


(Heemskerk 1498–1574 Haarlem)
Adam and Eve,
oil on panel, 108 x 71.5 cm, framed

Provenance:
with Robert Finck, Brussels;
with Jan de Maere, Brussels;
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 1 March 1994, lot 78;
Private collection, Austria

Literature:
P. Gurdijan and S. Beguin, Femmes Chefs d’ Oeuvre, Paris 1991

The present painting is inspired by a copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer. It is an early work by the famous Haarlem-based painter, who spent several years in Rome, where he was heavily influenced by Michelangelo. This is revealed by the firmly (and in Adam’s case athletically) modelled bodies, with their Mannerist tension and pose as compared to Dürer’s relaxed, even ‘lyrical’ figures of the first human couple. Type, posture, and painting style of the Michelangelesque representation of Christ in The Triumph of Christ over Death and the Devil are closely related to the depiction of Adam, while Venus in The Judgement of Paris is reminiscent of Eve in the present painting.

Esperto: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43 1 515 60 403

oldmasters@dorotheum.com


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old.masters@dorotheum.at

+43 1 515 60 403
Asta: Dipinti antichi I
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala con Live Bidding
Data: 08.06.2021 - 16:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 29.05. - 08.06.2021


** Prezzo d'acquisto comprensivo di tassa di vendita e IVA

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