Agostino Veneziano
The Young Hercules In His Cradle Strangling Snakes
Found at
Bonhams
Prints and Multiples, Lot 1
2. Jun - 2. Jun 2023
Prints and Multiples, Lot 1
2. Jun - 2. Jun 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Agostino Veneziano (Italian, circa 1490-circa 1540), after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1499-1546)
The young Hercules in his cradle strangling snakes (Bartsch XIV)
Engraving, 1533, on heavy laid paper, with thread margins; together with Marco Dente da Ravenna (Italian, 1493-1527) after Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, circa 1480–before 1534) The Judgment of Paris (Bartsch XIV) Etching, circa 1520, on laid paper, trimmed to the image
Each sheet 219 x 180mm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8in); 285 x 424mm (11 1/4 x 16 3/8in)(2)
The young Hercules in his cradle strangling snakes (Bartsch XIV)
Engraving, 1533, on heavy laid paper, with thread margins; together with Marco Dente da Ravenna (Italian, 1493-1527) after Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, circa 1480–before 1534) The Judgment of Paris (Bartsch XIV) Etching, circa 1520, on laid paper, trimmed to the image
Each sheet 219 x 180mm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8in); 285 x 424mm (11 1/4 x 16 3/8in)(2)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The Young Hercules In His Cradle Strangling Snakes by Agostino Veneziano was sold in the Prints and Multiples auction at Bonhams in June this year. It achieved a price of GBP 832.00 (€ 968.30), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 19%. Admittedly, works by Agostino Veneziano have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Three Holy Women going to the Sepulchre in December 2019 with an auction result of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,602.80).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Young Hercules In His Cradle Strangling Snakes von Agostino Veneziano wurde im Juni diesen Jahres in der Auktion Prints and Multiples bei Bonhams versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 832,00 (€ 968,30) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 19%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Agostino Veneziano auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Three Holy Women going to the Sepulchre im Dezember 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.602,80).
Agostino Veneziano - Auction history
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