Benedetto Gennari
Diana And Endymion
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 506.500 GBP
Price realised: 506.500 GBP
Description
Benedetto Gennari
CENTO 1633 - 1715 BOLOGNA
DIANA AND ENDYMION
oil on canvas
177 by 224.5 cm.; 69 3/4 by 88 1/2 in.
Painted in Paris between 1672 and 1674 for Armand-Jean, Duc de Richelieu (1629–1715), but never delivered, then taken to London by the artist and presented to King Charles II (1630–85) shortly after his arrival on 24 September 1674; | In the Royal apartments at Whitehall, where hung in the same room as Gennari’s Cleopatra, and subsequently (circa 1677) with his Danae, according to the artist’s Raccolta di memorie; | King James II (1633–
CENTO 1633 - 1715 BOLOGNA
DIANA AND ENDYMION
oil on canvas
177 by 224.5 cm.; 69 3/4 by 88 1/2 in.
Painted in Paris between 1672 and 1674 for Armand-Jean, Duc de Richelieu (1629–1715), but never delivered, then taken to London by the artist and presented to King Charles II (1630–85) shortly after his arrival on 24 September 1674; | In the Royal apartments at Whitehall, where hung in the same room as Gennari’s Cleopatra, and subsequently (circa 1677) with his Danae, according to the artist’s Raccolta di memorie; | King James II (1633–
A top price for Benedetto Gennari
The work Diana And Endymion by Benedetto Gennari was sold in the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale auction at Sothebys in London in July 2014. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 506,500.00 (€ 638,855.75), 69% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Diana And Endymion the most expensive artwork by Benedetto Gennari that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Benedetto Gennari
Die Arbeit Diana And Endymion von Benedetto Gennari wurde im Juli 2014 in der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 506.500,00 (€ 638.855,75) und damit 69% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Diana And Endymion zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Benedetto Gennari, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Benedetto Gennari - Auction history
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