Tommaso Di Credi Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Tommaso Di Credi Art Value Price Guide

May. 21, 2022
Tommaso di Credi, The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
Est: €70,000 - €80,000
This tondo depicts the Virgin seated on the ground, holding the Child in Her lap as He turns towards the infant John the Baptist. The scene is set in a loggia with a view of a city similar to Florence in the background. In the mid-ground of the work we see an allegorical depiction symbolising the transition from the Old Testmaent era into the beginning of the New Testament age. In an allusion to the sermon of John the Baptist in the gospels (Matt. 7:19) a tree is to be felled if it bears no fruit, in this case the first tree in the row has been cut down. Inferred motifs such as this are characteristic of paintings intended for private devotion in the home. The present image is a typical example of the works of the Florentine Renaissance, especially of those artists trained in Verocchio's workshop. These included Lorenzo di Credi, whose style bears similarities to that used in the present image. The central group of figures is a variation on a motif found in a tondo attributed to “Tommaso” (Tommaso di Credi) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The as yet not biographically documented artist with the notname “Tommaso” was a Florentine painter from the studio of Lorenzo di Credi. Owing to this connection, he is sometimes also referred to as “Tommaso di Credi”, and occasionally known as the “Master of the Sacra Conversazione of Santo Spirito”. This artist is known to have been a pupil and workshop partner of Lorenzo di Credi (1459-1537) and was active throughout the entire late 15th century and into the initial decades of the 16th century. “Tommaso” was active in Florence and specialised in the production of tondi and other works for private devotion. Depictions of the Virgin and Child with Saint John in a landscape appear frequently within his œuvre, and the present work is a very fine example of this motif. In the second decade of the 16th century, Lorenzo di Credi increasingly began delegating the work in his studio to his pupils and partners, with “Tommaso” specialising in the creation of small-format works for private patrons. The motifs used in these works were primarily based on compositions by Leonardo da Vinci, and the present work is no exception. The way in which the Christ Child turns towards John the Baptist in blessing is clearly inspired by the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci and may even be based directly on his study for the Anna Selbdritt group in the National Gallery in London or, with regards to the Child, on his “Madonna of the Yarnwinder”. This group of the Virgin and Child together with John the Baptist can also be found in works by Lorenzo di Credi, such as his tondo in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, which his workshop partner “Tommaso” later painted several variations of. Especially notable are two tondi that were recently rediscovered on the art market. The present work was painted in around 1500 to 1510. We would like to thank Professor Dr Gaudenz Freuler for confirming the authenticity of this work upon examination of high-resolution photographs and for his kind support in cataloguing this piece.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Sep. 24, 2020
Tommaso di Credi, 15. – 16. Jahrhundert, zug.
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
MADONNA IN ANBETUNG DES KINDES, MIT DEM JOHANNESKNABEN UND DEM HEILIGEN JOSEF Öl auf Holz. Verso eine vertiefte Querleiste. Durchmesser: 85 cm. In vergoldetem Rahmen. Der Künstlers ist im ausgehenden 15. und frühen 16. Jahrhundert in Florenz nachweisbar. Er war ein Schüler des Lorenzo di Credi (1459-1537) und wirkte in dessen Werkstatt. Nachdem Lorenzo seine Aufträge immer mehr seinen Schülern überließ, setzten diese auch den Stil und vor allem die Bildgattung des Madonnenbildes fort, in der Folge zunehmend in Form von Gemäldetondi. So ist dieser Bildtypus des Tondo für Tommaso geradezu zu einem Merkmal seines Schaffens geworden. Die Beliebtheit dieser Madonnen-Tondi hat den Maler letztlich dazu gebracht, äußerst durchdachte Variationen zu entwickeln. Dabei tritt die Dreiheit – Maria, Kind und Johannesknabe – am häufigsten auf. Seltener, wie hier im vorliegenden Gemälde, finden wir eine oder mehrere weitere Figuren, zumeist anbetende Engel. Das Rundbild zeigt die Marienfigur in blauem Mantel im Darstellungszentrum kniend, mit gefalteten Händen und nach unten geneigtem Haupt, dem am Boden liegenden Kind entgegenblickend. In geschickter Weise hat der Maler die Körperform des Kindes der unteren Rundung des Bildrandes angeglichen. In kompositioneller Fortsetzung dazu folgt auch der Johannesknabe formal dem Bildrand. Die dritte Figur im Bild, der Heilige Josef, erscheint rechts außerhalb der Maueröffnung weiter hinten, vor einem mitgeführten Esel. Unter den vergleichbaren Werken vom Maler ist hier vor allem der Tondo im Los Angeles County Museum of Art heranzuziehen „Virgin adoring the Christ Child with St. John the Baptist and two Angels“ (Dm. 55 cm.), der in die Jahre 1500 bis 1520 datiert wird. Die Ähnlichkeit ist ganz offensichtlich. Hier wie dort ein der Maria hinterlegtes Mauerstück, auch die Lage des Kindes lässt sich vergleichen. Allerdings ist das uns vorliegende Bild von weit größerem Format, was noch auf die Tradition der Lorenzo-Werkstatt verweist. Dass die Anregung zu dem Tondo-Bildaufbau auch bei Tommaso di Credi in jedem Falle auf Lorenzo zurückgeht, lehrt uns etwa dessen „Anbetungs“-Tondo in Venedig, Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Das Gemälde in sehr guter Erhaltung. A.R. (1241073) (2) (11) Tommaso di Credi, 15th – 16th century, attributed THE VIRGIN MARY IN ADORATION OF THE CHRIST CHILD WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND SAINT JOSEPH Oil on panel. Recessed horizontal slat on the back. Diameter: 85 cm. In gilt frame.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Sep. 15, 2020
Tommaso di Credi (attivo a Firenze, fine secolo XV - inizi secolo XVI) - Madonna with Child
Est: €40,000 - €50,000
tempera on board collection labels on the back
Finarte
May. 30, 2020
Tommaso di Credi, The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
Est: €80,000 - €90,000
This tondo depicts the Virgin Mary seated on the ground, holding Her Child in Her lap as He turns towards the young John the Baptist. The scene is set in a loggia with a view of a city similar to Florence in the background. In the mid-ground of the work we see an allegorical depiction symbolising the transition from the Old Testmaent era into the beginning of the New Testament age. In an allusion to the sermon of John the Baptist in the gospels (Matt. 7:19) a tree is to be felled if it bears no fruit, in this case the first tree in the row has been cut down. Inferred motifs such as this are characteristic of paintings intended for private devotion in the home. The present image is a typical example of the works of the Florentine Renaissance, especially of those artists trained in Verocchio's workshop. These included Lorenzo di Credi, whose style bears similarities to that used in the present image. The central group of figures is a variation on a motif found in a tondo attributed to “Tommaso” (Tommaso di Credi) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The as yet not biographically documented artist with the notname “Tommaso” was a Florentine painter from the studio of Lorenzo di Credi. Owing to this connection, he is sometimes also referred to as “Tommaso di Credi”, and occasionally also known as the “Master of the Sacra Conversazione of Santo Spirito”. This artist is known to have been a pupil and workshop partner of Lorenzo di Credi (1459-1537) and was active throughout the entire late 15th century and into the initial decades of the 16th century. “Tommaso” was active in Florence and specialised in the production of tondi and other works for private devotion. Depictions of the Virgin and Child with Saint John in a landscape appear frequently within his œuvre, and the present work is a very fine example of this motif. In the second decade of the 16th century, Lorenzo di Credi increasingly began delegating the work in his studio to his pupils and partners, with “Tommaso” specialising in the creation of small-format works for private patrons. The motifs used in these works were primarily based on compositions by Leonardo da Vinci, and the present work is no exception. The way in which the Christ Child turns towards John the Baptist in blessing is clearly inspired by the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci and may even be based directly on his study for the Anna Selbdritt group in the National Gallery in London or, with regards to the Child, on his “Madonna of the Yarnwinder”. This group of the Virgin and Child together with John the Baptist can also be found in works by Lorenzo di Credi, such as his tondo in the Galeria Borghese in Rome, which his workshop partner “Tommaso” later painted several variations of. Especially notable are two tondi that were recently rediscovered on the art market. The present work was painted in around 1500 to 1510. We would like to thank Professor Dr Gaudenz Freuler for confirming the authenticity of this work upon examination of high-resolution photographs and for his kind support in cataloguing this piece.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Mar. 29, 2019
TOMMASO DI CREDI
Est: CHF25,000 - CHF35,000
TOMMASO DI CREDI (active in Florence circa 1490 – 1510) Madonna and Child with John the Baptist. Oil on panel. 57.3 x 53.2 cm. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Our thanks to Prof. Dr. Gaudenz Freuler for his help in cataloguing this painting. --------------- TOMMASO DI CREDI (tätig in Florenz um 1490 – 1510) Madonna mit Kind und Johannes d. Täufer. Öl auf Holz. 57,3 x 53,2 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatbesitz. Das vorliegende Gemälde ist stilistisch sehr nahe an dem Oeuvre des Lorenzo di Credi (1459 – 1537), einem der einflussreichsten Künstler im Florenz der Hochrenaissance. Credi begann seine Ausbildung mit Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) in Andrea del Verrocchios (1435 – 1488) Werkstatt, die er nach dem Tod des Meisters übernahm. Er stellte hauptsächlich Andachtsdarstellungen mit der Madonna und der Anbetung des Christuskindes für private Mäzene her. Tommaso di Credi, der Maler der hier angebotenen Tafel, war einer seiner Schüler, der ebenfalls unter dem Name Master of the Sacra Conversazione of Santo Spirito bekannt ist und sich auf Tondos mit den Darstellungen der Maria mit dem Kind und dem Heiligen Johannes vor einer Landschaft spezialisierte. Auch das hier angebotene Gemälde wurde allen Anschein nach für einen privaten florentinischen Palazzo ausgeführt. Die Bildidee unserer Tafel, welche die Maria auf einer Bank vor einer weiten Landschaft sitzend verbildlicht, entwickelte sich im frühen 16. Jahrhundert in Florenz zu einem hoch erfolgreichen Bildtypus und findet sich unter anderem auch um 1505 in Raffaels Terranuova Madonna weiter interpretiert, die sich heute in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin befindet. Tommasos Madonnenbild vereinigt damit verschiedene erfolgreiche Vorgaben der grössten Renaissance Maler zu einem attraktiven Zeugnis der glanzvollen florentinischen Maltradition zu Beginn des 16. Jahrhunderts. Wir danken Prof. Dr. Gaudenz Freuler für seine Hilfe bei der Katalogisierung dieses Gemäldes.
Koller Auctions
Feb. 01, 2018
TOMMASO DI CREDI, CALLED "TOMMASO" | The Madonna and Child in a landscape, with angels
Est: $150,000 - $200,000
oil on panel, a tondo
Sotheby's
Sep. 23, 2016
TOMMASO DI CREDI
Est: CHF100,000 - CHF150,000
TOMMASO DI CREDI (active circa 1490 Florence 1510) Madonna and Child. Oil on panel. 60.5 cm diameter (round) Provenance: - Christie's, New York, 27.1.2000, Lot 129. - Galleria Moretti, Florence. - European private collection. Exhibited: Pittori attivi in Toscana dal Trecento al Settecento, 22.9.-24.11.2001, Galleria Moretti, Florence. Literature: Pons, N.: Exh. Cat. Pittori attivi in Toscana dal Trecento al Settecento, Florence 2001, pp. 114-117 (with ill.). --------------- TOMMASO DI CREDI (tätig um 1490 Florenz 1510) Madonna mit Kind. Öl auf Holz. 60,5 cm Durchmesser (rund). Provenienz: - Auktion Christie's, New York, 27.1.2000, Los 129. - Galleria Moretti, Florenz. - Europäische Privatsammlung. Ausstellung: Pittori attivi in Toscana dal Trecento al Settecento, 22.9.-24.11.2001, Galleria Moretti, Florenz. Literatur: Pons, N.: Ausst. Kat. Pittori attivi in Toscana dal Trecento al Settecento, Florenz 2001, S. 114-117 (mit Abb.). Tommaso di Credi, der ebenfalls unter dem Name Master of the Sacra Conversazione of Santo Spirito bekannt ist, war ein Schüler von Lorenzo di Credi (1459-1537), der im späten 15. und frühen 16. Jahrhundert in Florenz tätig war und sich auf Tondos mit den Darstellungen von Maria mit dem Kind und dem Heiligen Johannes in einer Landschaft spezialisierte, wofür das hier angebotene qualitätsvolle Gemälde beispielhaft steht. Ab dem zweiten Jahrzehnt des 16. Jahrhunderts übergab Lorenzo di Credi die Arbeit in seiner Werkstatt zunehmend seinen Schülern und Mitarbeitern, wobei Tommaso auf die Ausführung von Gemälden kleineren Formats für private Auftraggeber spezialisiert war und auch das hier angebotene Gemälde wurde allen Anschein nach für einen privaten florentinischen Palazzo ausgeführt. Die Gruppe der Maria mit dem Kind weist Ähnlichkeiten mit Lorenzo di Credis "Sacra Conversazione" im Ospedale del Ceppo in Pistoia (heute im Museo Civico) auf, welche zwischen 1510 und 1512 entanden ist, sodass unser Gemälde kurz danach datiert werden kann. Der Aufbau der Komposition mit Maria, die auf einer Bank vor einer weiten Landschaft sitzt, war ein beliebter Bildtypus im frühen 16. Jahrhundert in Florenz und findet sich unter anderem um 1505 in Raffaels Terranuova Madonna wieder, welche sich heute in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin befindet.
Koller Auctions
Jan. 28, 2016
TOMMASO DI CREDI, CALLED TOMMASO | Madonna and Child
Est: $200,000 - $300,000
oil and tempera on panel
Sotheby's
Dec. 09, 2015
TOMMASO DI CREDI, CALLED TOMMASO | The Nativity
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
oil on panel, a tondo, with an unidentified collector's seal on the reverse
Sotheby's
Dec. 06, 2012
TOMMASO DI CREDI, CALLED TOMMASO
Est: £35,000 - £45,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION ACTIVE IN FLORENCE LATE 15TH AND EARLY 16TH CENTURIES THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, IN A RIVER LANDSCAPE oil on poplar panel 79 by 53.6 cm.; 31 1/8 by 21 1/8 in.
Sotheby's
Jul. 05, 2012
TOMMASO DI CREDI, CALLED TOMMASO
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
ACTIVE IN FLORENCE LATE 15TH AND EARLY 16TH CENTURIES THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, IN THE BACKGROUND A LANDSCAPE WITH SAINT ONUPHRIUS oil on panel, a tondo diameter: 86.5 cm.; 34 in.
Sotheby's