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Attributed to Sassoferrato (Giovanni Battista Salvi) (1609-1685) Maria Magdalena Oil on canvas, 73.2 x 59.6 cm Provenance: - Collection J. Goudstikker, Amsterdam, no. 622 as Sassoferrato - Private collection, the Netherlands Note: Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, also known as Giovanni Battista Salvi, was an Italian Baroque painter, known for his archaizing commitment to Raphael's style. He is often referred to only by the town of his birthplace (Sassoferrato), as was customary in his time, and for example seen with da Vinci and Caravaggio. Sassoferrato's contributions to art, particularly during the Baroque period, left a lasting legacy, earning him a revered place in the art world as a master of timeless and contemplative compositions. With the exception of a few portraits of ecclesiastical dignitaries and a self-portrait, Sassoferrato produced mostly devotional pieces, especially madonnas and female saints, intended for sale to pilgrims and other patrons. His masterful use of light, delicate brushwork, and attention to detail brought his subjects to life, capturing the essence of spirituality and inner grace. This painting is an outstending example of Sassoferrato's sentimental style, recognizable by the pious praying hand gesture and the upword gazebathing in the divine light. * Condition report available upon request
Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693) Portrait of a Lady Remains of signature lower left Oil on canvas, 70.3 x 59.4 cm Provenance: - Collection Nicolas van Slochem - Collection John Taylor Esq. Edinburgh, 1966 - Leger Galleries, London, 1971 - Auction Christie's, London, 8 July 1994, lot 133 - Auction Sotheby's, 7 November 2000, lot 43 - Private collection, the Netherlands Note: In English gilded hand carved wooden frame (c. 1700). Registered at the RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History in The Hague under number 139264. Nicolaes Maes was one of the most prominent portrait painters working in the Netherlands in the final three decades of the seventeenth century. At a young age, Maes left his hometown of Dordrecht and moved to Amsterdam, where he became one of the best pupils of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). His early work is strongly marked by his master’s influence, capturing tenderness and intimacy with plenty of chiaroscuro and warm colours. When Maes developed his own style, he went on to become one of the most inventive genre painters of his day and influenced many of his contemporaries, including Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684) and Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). After his apprenticeship in Amsterdam, Maes returned to Dordrecht, where he specialised in portrait painting. As you can see from this painting of a young lady, Maes’ portraits were adapted to the fashion of the day: smoother and more detailed, with a brighter palette of colours. His style changed so radically that his late work has little in common with his genre paintings dating from the 1650s, let alone with the darker tonality of his earliest ‘Rembrandtesque’ works. According to his biographer, Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), his clients helped bring about the change in the painter’s colour schemes because “He had quickly noticed that young ladies in particular preferred white to brown”. * Condition report available upon request
Attributed to Sassoferrato (Giovanni Battista Salvi) (1609-1685) Maria Magdalena Oil on canvas, 73.2 x 59.6 cm Provenance: - Collection J. Goudstikker, Amsterdam, no. 622 as Sassoferrato - Private collection, the Netherlands Note: Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, also known as Giovanni Battista Salvi, was an Italian Baroque painter, known for his archaizing commitment to Raphael's style. He is often referred to only by the town of his birthplace (Sassoferrato), as was customary in his time, and for example seen with da Vinci and Caravaggio. Sassoferrato's contributions to art, particularly during the Baroque period, left a lasting legacy, earning him a revered place in the art world as a master of timeless and