Cesare Dandini Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Cesare Dandini Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 09, 2022
Cesare Dandini
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
(Florence 1596–1657) The Death of Cleopatra, oil on canvas, 77 x 63 cm, framed Provenance: Private collection, Southern France; sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 30 January 2020, lot 151 (as Cesare Dandini); where acquired by the present owner Literature: S. Bellesi, Pittura e Scultura a Firenze (secoli XVI–XIX), Florence 2017, pp. 15–16, fig.14 Cesare Dandini was a key figure of the artistic production of seventeenth-century Florence. The present painting is a variation of another representation of The Death of Cleopatra by the artist in full-length (see S. Bellesi, Cesare Dandini, Turin 1996, p. 156–158, cat. no. 99). In comparison to the latter, this painting focuses on the upper body and head, skillfully condensing in the figure’s gestures and the strong facial expression of pathos that characterises Cleopatra’s death. Other autograph versions, that vary slightly from the present one, are currently in private collections (see op. cit. Bellesi, 1996, p. 158, cat. no. 100 and 101). Furthermore, the theatrical gesturing and expression Dandini gives to his Cleopatra allow to relate this composition to other works by the artist, in particular to his Lucretia, that is currently part of the Luzzetti collection (see op. cit. Bellesi, 1996, pp. 159–160, no. 103). With her head bent back, the Egyptian queen looks up in despair. Her left hand is clenched in a tight fist around the poisonous cobra that she holds to her exposed left breast, determined to follow her lover Mark Antony to death. The composition impresses by its brilliant colours: From the snake’s bite, small drops of red blood run down the white skin, tying in with the velvety drape in the background. The precious fabrics of Cleopatra’s clothes and jewelry contrast in rich shades of gold and blue.
Dorotheum
Nov. 09, 2022
Cesare Dandini
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
(Florence 1596–1657) Saint Mary Magdalen, oil on canvas, 116 x 99 cm, framed We are grateful to Sandro Bellesi and Daniele Benati for both independently confirming the attribution of the present painting. Bellesi dates this work to Dandini’s late production. Dandini was a proponent of the seventeenth century Florentine school of painting characterisied by strongly coloured and elegantly crafted compositions. Cesare Dandini first trained with Francesco Curradi, then briefly with Cristofano Allori, and later with Domenico Passignano. The knowledge of his life is based on Filippo Baldinucci’s (1624–1697) biography, in which is recorded that Dandini posed as Curradi’s model for numerous Madonnas on account of his appearance and was offended by the bad manners in Allori’s studio, a reaction that accords with the sense of refinement in his art. Curradi had introduced the young man to court. However, Dandini also seems to have developed a very restless lifestyle. Baldinucci writes ‘[...] incominciò a dar bando agli studi, e poco meno al dipingere, ed in quella vece a’ spendere il suo tempo ne’ passatempi e nella caccia [...]’ (see F. Baldinucci, Notizie de’ professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua, Florence 1681–1728, 6 voll.). His earliest known painting is a Pietà dated 1625 and located in the sacristy of the church of Santissima Annunziata in Florence. By 1631, the year in which he painted Zerbino and Isabella (Florence, Uffizi) for the musician Giovanni Battista Severi and the Virgin and Saints for the church of Santissima Annunziata, he had acquired many patrons, most notably Lorenzo de’ Medici, who would remain his most important supporter. Dandini developed a theatrical, idealised style that was at once naturalistic, classicising, harmonious in form and colour and restrained in movement and expression. In his late works, such as the present painting, and the Conversion of Saul (1646–47, Vallombrosa, Abbey church), or the Death of Cleopatra (private collection), he introduced more rhetorical gestures and animated movement, reminiscent of Pietro da Cortona and his Florentine contemporary Baldassare Franceschini. The recently rediscovered Saint Mary Magdalen is an exceptionally fine example of Dandini’s elegant late style which secured him a reputation as one of the leading Baroque painters in the seventeenth-century Florence. It can rightfully be considered a major work by the artist, distinguished by a dramatic treatment of light and bright, radiant colours. The skillfully rendered face and the soft, full lips, Mary Magdalen’s remote and enigmatic expression, the cool tonality of her flesh, and the strong colouring, particularly the striking blue employed for her dress and drapery, are all characteristic of Dandini’s fully evolved style which owed much to the artist’s training from his formative years. It compares well to other works of his late and mature years, such as a pair of paintings depicting Saint Dorothy of Cappadocia and Saint Catherine of Alexandria which was sold at Christie’s in 2015 (Christie’s, London, 18 November 2015, lot 120). A drawing illustrated in Sandro Bellesi’s monograph of the artist (see S. Bellesi, Cesare Dandini, Turin 1996, p. 48, no. 48s) shows an upward gazing young woman in a very similar pose and gesture of the hand to the ones in the present painting. The pose also recalls the one of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in a private collection (see S. Bellesi, Ibid., 1996, p. 162, cat. no. 105).
Dorotheum
Oct. 14, 2021
CESARE DANDINI (FLORENCE C. 1595-1656/8) Head of a youth oil on canvas, unl
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
CESARE DANDINI (FLORENCE C. 1595-1656/8) Head of a youth oil on canvas, unlined 21 1/8 x 16 ¼ in. (53.5 x 41.4 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 24, 2021
Cesare Dandini (1596–1657) - Circle of, Portrait of a Cavalier
Est: €1,000 -
The portrait in bust-lenght shows a young cavalier in a red coat and with a red velvet beret on the head from the side. He turns his head over his shoulder to the viewer and looks at him with a light, friendly but distant smile. Attitude and gaze express noble self-confidence.
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Dec. 21, 2020
CESARE DANDINI
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
(Firenze, 1595 - 1658) San Giovanni Battista (Ritratto del musico Bartolomeo Landini in veste di San Giovanni) Olio su tela, cm 51X42 Provenienza: Collezione Mr e Mrs JW Leason Londra, Christie's, 24 ottobre 2012, lotto 87 (come Cesare Dandini) Londra, Christie's, 5 luglio 2019, lotto 185 (come Cesare Dandini) L'opera attesta la particolare vena creativa di Cesare Dandini, evolutasi grazie all'educazione eterogenea ricevuta nelle botteghe di Francesco Curradi, di Cristofano Allori e Domenico Cresti. Ma di non poca importanza fu il viaggio di studio a Roma e l'influenza di Guido Reni, i cui esempi l'autore plasmerà sui modelli di Francesco Furini, pervenendo così a esiti di straordinaria eleganza e languida sensualità. Sorprende altresì come l'artista concepisca canoni estetici di sapore neomanierista coniugandoli all'estetica barocca, in cui la figura colta in primo piano estende le proprie forme attraverso una studiata tavolozza e regia di lume, testimoniando una rara capacità a rinnovare le iconografie. La tela in esame, infatti, coniuga sacro e profano presentandoci un giovane San Giovanni quanto mai seducente, in analogia con i Ritratti di Giovane con cuscino rosso conservati nei depositi delle Gallerie fiorentine e nella collezione Bargagli Petrucci (Bellesi 1996, pp. 70 ; 71, n. 19; pp. 74 ; 75, n. 23), giovane che probabilmente si riconosce nella personalità del musico Bartolomeo Landini. Bibliografia di riferimento: S. Bellesi, Cesare Dandini, Torino, 1996, ad vocem
Wannenes Art Auctions
Mar. 05, 2020
CESARE DANDINI (attr. a)
Est: €500 - €800
(Firenze, 1595 circa - 1658) Santa Lucia Olio su tela, cm 63X48,5 Dipinti di figure a mezzo busto, dal morbido chiaroscuro e dall'incarnato diafano, sono una tipologia illustrativa peculiare della pittura fiorentina seicentesca. Il dipinto in esame, infatti, evoca lo stile di Cesare Dandini (Firenze, 1596 - 1656), interprete di una verve devozionale notevole, mostrandone tuttavia una valenza estetica e una visione mondana. A confronto possiamo in questa sede ricordare la Sant'Orsola custodita nei depositi delle Gallerie Fiorentine (cfr. Bellesi p. 176, n. 118), che presenta un analoga sensualità dell'immagine. Bibliografia di riferimento: G. Cantelli, Repertorio della pittura fiorentina del Seicento, Firenze 1983, nn. 213, 217, 229 S. Bellesi, Cesare Dandini, Torino, 1996, ad vocem
Wannenes Art Auctions
Aug. 29, 2019
Attributed to Cesare Dandini (c1595-1658) - Madonna 43 x 34cm
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Attributed to Cesare Dandini (c1595-1658) Madonna oil on canvas laid on panel 43 x 34cm unsigned
Lawsons
Nov. 13, 2018
Cesare Dandini (c.1595-1658) - Saint Agnes. Provenance: auction Sotheby's, London, 7 April 1991,
Est: €8,000 - €16,000
Cesare Dandini (c.1595-1658) Saint Agnes. Provenance: auction Sotheby's, London, 7 April 1991, lot 123. Literature: Sandro Bellesi, Cesare Dandini, Turijn 1996, p. 188/189 (nr. 9, as ‘attributed to’). The saint is depicted with a lamb, referring to her name, and a palm leaf, symbol of her martyrdom. In style and colour the canvas is characteristic of the work of Dandini. There currently are three other works attributed to the artist which depict the same saint, in the Palazzo Vescovile di Siena and in private collections in Paris and Florence (see Bellesi, cat. nos. 36, 75, 76). NB Dr Sandro Bellesi has confirmed the authenticity of this work after seeing a colour image (email correspondence 11 October 2018). Doek 73.5 x 61 cm.
Vendu Rotterdam
Jul. 05, 2018
CESARE DANDINI | Saint George
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
oil on canvas, in a painted oval
Sotheby's
Jul. 05, 2017
CESARE DANDINI | Half-length study of a man, his arms outstretched
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Red chalk; signed with initials in pen and dark brown ink, lower right: C.D.
Sotheby's
Nov. 18, 2015
Saint Dorothy of Cappadocia; and Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Est: £150,000 - £250,000
Cesare Dandini (Florence 1596-1657) Saint Dorothy of Cappadocia; and Saint Catherine of Alexandria both signed 'Di Cesare Dandini' (on the reverse) oil on canvas, unlined, octagonal, the corners made up the first: 47 ½ x 39 7/8 in. (120.5 x 101.4 cm.); and the second: 47 ¾ x 40 3/8 in. (121.3 x 102.4 cm.) (2)a pair
Christie's
Nov. 14, 2015
Cesare Dandini, Ecce Homo
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
Dandini was a pupil of Cristofano Allori and Domenico Cresti. The palette and depiction of Christ before a plain background allow this painting to be dated to around 1630.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Oct. 28, 2015
Circle of Cesare Dandini (Florence circa 1595-1658) An Allegory of Sculptur
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Circle of Cesare Dandini (Florence circa 1595-1658) An Allegory of Sculpture
Bonhams
Apr. 22, 2015
CESARE DANDINI | Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist
Est: $150,000 - $200,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Dec. 02, 2014
Studies of hands and drapery
Est: £800 - £1,200
Cesare Dandini (Florence 1595-1658) Studies of hands and drapery with initials 'CD.' red chalk, stumping 7 3/8 x 10¼ in. (19.5 x 26.2 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 26, 2014
CESARE DANDINI, Florenz 1595-1658, Madonna mit Jesusknaben und Johannes dem Täufer
Est: CHF5,500 - CHF8,000
CESARE DANDINI, Florenz 1595-1658, Madonna mit Jesusknaben und Johannes dem Täufer, Kopie nach, Öl auf Lwd., 42 x 37,8 cm,
Galerie Fischer Auktionen AG
Jun. 18, 2014
Madonna mit Jesusknabe und Johannes dem Täufer
Est: CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
CESARE DANDINI genuiness: Kopie nach Madonna mit Jesusknabe und Johannes dem Täufer Öl auf Lwd., 42 x 37,8 cm Wir danken Prof. Dr. Mauro Natale für seine Hilfe bei der Erstellung dieses Katalogeintrages.
Galerie Fischer Auktionen AG
Dec. 14, 2011
Cesare DANDINI (1595 - 1658), attribué à Portrait
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Cesare DANDINI (1595 - 1658), attribué à Portrait de femme Toile 53 x 42 cm (restaurations)
Europ Auction
Sep. 25, 2010
Cesare Dandini (Italian, 1595-1658) "Study of a Child's Head"
Est: $400 - $600
Red chalk drawing on laid paper.
Cottone Auctions
Oct. 06, 2009
Circle of Cesare Dandini, c.1595-1658- Portrait
Est: £700 - £1,000
Circle of Cesare Dandini, c.1595-1658- Portrait possibly depicting a Saint, head and shoulders, wearing a golden robes; oil on canvas, 40x37cm
Roseberys
Sep. 08, 2009
Circle of Cesare Dandini, c.1595-1658- Portrait
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Circle of Cesare Dandini, c.1595-1658- Portrait possibly depicting a Saint, head and shoulders, wearing a golden robes; oil on canvas, 40x37cm
Roseberys
Jul. 04, 2007
Cesare Dandini Florence 1596 - 1657 , clorinda interceding to save olindo and sofronia from the stake red chalk over black chalk, within black chalk framing lines
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
red chalk over black chalk, within black chalk framing lines
Sotheby's
Jun. 08, 2007
Attribue a Cesare DANDINI (1595-1658) - Figure de
Est: -
Attribue a Cesare DANDINI (1595-1658) - Figure de Samson
Beaussant-Lefevre
Apr. 14, 2005
Cesare Dandini (Firenze 1595 ca. - 1658)
Est: €50,000 - €80,000
Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino, Öl auf Leinwand, 84 x 70 cm, gerahmt, (Wo) Provenienza: collezione privata Baviera; Privatsammlung Bayern Perizia/Gutachten: Dr. Jürgen Lehmann, Staatliche Museen, Kassel: “ein charakteristisches Werk des Florentiner Meisters Cesare Dandini” (Fotokopie); (“opera autografa di Cesare Dandini”) Dandini fu allievo di Francesco Curradi e di Cristofano Allori. Perseguì la meta d’una forma e d’un colore toscanamente lucidi, freddi, atti a tornire le figure e i volumi, segni distintivi che saranno poi recepiti da Carlo Dolci.
Dorotheum