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Hans Rottenhammer the Elder
Hans Rottenhammer the Elder
Munich 1564–1625 Augsburg
The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
oil on copper
unframed: 17.7 x 13.7 cm.; 7 x 5⅜ in.
framed: 29.5 x 23.3 cm.; 11⅝ x 9¼ in.
Exhibited
London, Colnaghi, Master Paintings, 1998, no. 5.Catalogue note
That this charming devotional work was engraved by by the Augsburg printmaker1 Lucas Kilian ( 1579–1637) argues for the painting's execution in that city, where Rottenhammer was permanently based from 1606. Another version of this picture, with an arched top, was formerly recorded in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg.2
1. The engraving is signed and inscribed: Ioan. Rottenham. inv. Lucas Kilian. Aug.s scalps Venetijs. D. Custodis excud. Aug.
2 See Ermitage Imperial: Catalogue de la Galerie des Tableaux, Saint Petersburg 1901, vol. II, p, 343, cat. no. 509.
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Hans Rottenhammer the Elder
Munich 1564–1625 Augsburg
The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
oil on copper
unframed: 17.7 x 13.7 cm.; 7 x 5⅜ in.
framed: 29.5 x 23.3 cm.; 11⅝ x 9¼ in.
Exhibited
London, Colnaghi, Master Paintings, 1998, no. 5.Catalogue note
That this charming devotional work was engraved by by the Augsburg printmaker1 Lucas Kilian ( 1579–1637) argues for the painting's execution in that city, where Rottenhammer was permanently based from 1606. Another version of this picture, with an arched top, was formerly recorded in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg.2
1. The engraving is signed and inscribed: Ioan. Rottenham. inv. Lucas Kilian. Aug.s scalps Venetijs. D. Custodis excud. Aug.
2 See Ermitage Imperial: Catalogue de la Galerie des Tableaux, Saint Petersburg 1901, vol. II, p, 343, cat. no. 509.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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