Lot No. 505


The Master of the Prodigal Son


(active c. 1530/35-1550)
The Pietà,
oil on panel, 66.5 x 50.5 cm, framed

We are grateful to Dr. Peter van den Brink, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, for confirming the attribution on the basis of a digital photograph (written communication, 4th July 2013).

An earlier composition which served as a prototype for many subsequent copies is in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich (Inv. No. 539) and has been attributed to Quinten Massys and Willem Key. Elements of this work have influenced the present picture.

Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403

old.masters@dorotheum.com

15.10.2013 - 18:00

Estimate:
EUR 30,000.- to EUR 40,000.-

The Master of the Prodigal Son


(active c. 1530/35-1550)
The Pietà,
oil on panel, 66.5 x 50.5 cm, framed

We are grateful to Dr. Peter van den Brink, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, for confirming the attribution on the basis of a digital photograph (written communication, 4th July 2013).

An earlier composition which served as a prototype for many subsequent copies is in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich (Inv. No. 539) and has been attributed to Quinten Massys and Willem Key. Elements of this work have influenced the present picture.

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
Date: 15.10.2013 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 05.10. - 15.10.2013

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