School of the Netherlands, second half of the 17th Century
A fantastical scene including Venus with Cupid and Neptune in his chariot,
oil on canvas, 94 x 132 cm, framed
Provenance:
sale, Lepke, Berlin, 16 October 1928, lot 182, as Denys van Alsloot;
Private collection, 2017;
where bought by the current owner
The present composition relates to Jacques Callot’s print entitled The Temptation of Saint Anthony. The anonymous artist of the present work has omitted Callot’s Saint Anthony and added Venus with Cupid and Neptune in his chariot.
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A fantastical scene including Venus with Cupid and Neptune in his chariot,
oil on canvas, 94 x 132 cm, framed
Provenance:
sale, Lepke, Berlin, 16 October 1928, lot 182, as Denys van Alsloot;
Private collection, 2017;
where bought by the current owner
The present composition relates to Jacques Callot’s print entitled The Temptation of Saint Anthony. The anonymous artist of the present work has omitted Callot’s Saint Anthony and added Venus with Cupid and Neptune in his chariot.