134 - Louis de Caullery (Caullery, approximately 1580 – Antwerp, 1621), workshop of

Louis de Caullery (Caullery, approximately 1580 – Antwerp, 1621), workshop of Banquet of Bacchus Oil on panel 39 x 45 cm This work corresponds exactly to the signed painting withdrawn from Sotheby’s in Paris, online auction held June 23–30, 2020; see: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/tableaux-dessins-sculptures-1300-1900/louis-de-caullery-the-feast-of-bacchus At a very young age, he moved to Antwerp to serve his apprenticeship in the workshop of Frans Francken II. He later specialized further under Joos de Momper the Younger, becoming a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp in 1602. He spent a long time in Italy for his studies, stopping in Venice—where he painted some of the earliest views of the city—and in Florence. In Rome, he had the opportunity to refine his landscape painting with Adam Elsheimer and Annibale Carracci. He also appears to have associated with Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens. He also collaborated with other painters, including Abraham Govaerts and Frans Francken the Younger. Louis de Caullery (Caullery, approximately 1580 – Antwerp, 1621) workshop of The Feast of Bacchus Oil on panel 39 × 45 cm The painting closely corresponds to the signed work sold by Sotheby’s in Paris in its online auction held from June 23 to 30, 2020. See: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/tableaux-dessins-sculptures-1300-1900/louis-de-caullery-the-feast-of-bacchus