Bidspirit auction | Manner of Jan Kraek o


Manner of Jan Kraek o Kraeck, called Giovanni Caracca (Haarlem, c. 1540-Turín, 1607) 16th Century - Monumental full-length portrait of Amadeo of Savoy. Accompanied with a highly important Spanish period frame valued at 15,000 Euro. Studio dossier attached. Monumental full-length oil portrait on canvas. With exceptional Spanish 17th C period frame in gilded and polychrome wood, total framed measurements: 180 x 135 cm. Measurements of the canvas alone: 145 x 100 cm. Flemish Art - Colonial Art - Viceregal Art - 16th Century - 17th Century - Provenance: property of an important private collection, Barcelona. Bibliography: Kusche, María, Juan Pantoja de la Cruz. Madrid: Castalia, 1964; Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E. (1992). Pintura barroca en España (1600–1750). Madrid: Ediciones Cátedra. ISBN 84-376-0994-1. Provenance: from the private collection of a deceased Spanish dealer and collector. A possibly later copy of the present artwork without the period frame auctioned at Fischer, Switzerland, 3 May, 2001, sold at 61,000 Swiss Francs.