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Anthonius van Dick (bottega di)

Portrait of a Genoese Patrician 1625 - 1627 oil on canvas 75 x 65 cm Didier Bodart, in an expertise dated May 9, 2007, assigns the work as autograph by the great Dutch master, dating it to the years of his stay in Genoa (1625 - 1627). The production of that period consists mainly of portraits of Ligurian aristocrats, whose names are unfortunately often difficult to trace. As Bodart reminds us, van Dick dictated and imposed a dominant aesthetic model that would be repeated by other Genoese painters for most of the century, but unfortunately without keeping account books or other writings that can help us today to know the identities of the people portrayed. It is therefore virtually impossible, except in a few very rare cases, to name the faces of the Vandickian portraits. Moreover, his speed of execution leads him, in certain cases, to present effigies that are very similar to each other. In the specific case presented here, strong affinities are discerned, both in the quality of execution and in the manner of representation, with three paintings executed during the same period: The Portrait of Lui van Uffel (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art), The Portrait of François Duquesnoy (Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique) andia Double Portrait of the Brothers Lucas and Cornelis de Wael (Rome, Pinacoteca Capitolina), all three of which are very similar to the Portrait of a Genoese Patrician. The psychological effectiveness and counterpoint of the colors and light reflections used make this undoubtedly a painting of the highest quality and of great interest.

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Anthonius van Dick (bottega di)

Estimate 12 000 - 15 000 EUR
Starting price 10 000 EUR

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For sale on Friday 28 Jun : 15:00 (CEST)
rome, Italy
Dams Casa d'aste
06 45550729
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