Lot No. 136


Pietro Mauro


Pietro Mauro - Old Master Paintings

(active in Venice in the 2nd half of the 17th century), Allegory of the Virtues and Vices, oil on canvas, 153 x 203 cm, framed

Inscribed and signed in the cartouche at lower left: 'Crapula ingenium offuscat/ Pet. us Mauro P.' As is indicated by the inscription, the present painting depicts the emblem 'Crapula ingenium offuscat' from the compilation of emblems by Otto Van Veen, Q. Horatii Flacci Emblemata (1612). The emblem’s meaning refers to extravagant culinary delights clouding the mind and can be understood as a call for moderation.

13.12.2012 - 14:00

Estimate:
EUR 8,000.- to EUR 10,000.-

Pietro Mauro


(active in Venice in the 2nd half of the 17th century), Allegory of the Virtues and Vices, oil on canvas, 153 x 203 cm, framed

Inscribed and signed in the cartouche at lower left: 'Crapula ingenium offuscat/ Pet. us Mauro P.' As is indicated by the inscription, the present painting depicts the emblem 'Crapula ingenium offuscat' from the compilation of emblems by Otto Van Veen, Q. Horatii Flacci Emblemata (1612). The emblem’s meaning refers to extravagant culinary delights clouding the mind and can be understood as a call for moderation.


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 13.12.2012 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 06.12. - 13.12.2012

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