Lot No. 299


Moses van Uyttenbroeck


Moses van Uyttenbroeck - Old Master Paintings II

(The Hague circa 1590–1648)
The Messapian shepherds mocking a group of nymphs (after Antoninus Liberalis’s Metamorphoses),
oil on panel, 70 x 99 cm, framed

Another version of the present painting, signed with a monogram and dated 1626, is in the collection of the Mauritshuis, The Hague. The young Messapian shepherds boorishly challenged local nymphs to a dancing contest. Once defeated, the youth were changed into trees, standing next to the Temple of the Nymphs.

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

old.masters@dorotheum.com

09.06.2021 - 16:28

Estimate:
EUR 10,000.- to EUR 15,000.-

Moses van Uyttenbroeck


(The Hague circa 1590–1648)
The Messapian shepherds mocking a group of nymphs (after Antoninus Liberalis’s Metamorphoses),
oil on panel, 70 x 99 cm, framed

Another version of the present painting, signed with a monogram and dated 1626, is in the collection of the Mauritshuis, The Hague. The young Messapian shepherds boorishly challenged local nymphs to a dancing contest. Once defeated, the youth were changed into trees, standing next to the Temple of the Nymphs.

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

old.masters@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Old Master Paintings II
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 09.06.2021 - 16:28
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 29.05. - 08.06.2021

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