Giovanni Battista Zelotti

Lot 14: Venus begging Adonis not to go hunting

Name: Venus begging Adonis not to go hunting
Brand: Christie's
SKU: kx0k1ec9i2

Est: £4,000 GBP - £6,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 08, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Zelotti (Verona 1526-1578 Mantua)
Venus begging Adonis not to go hunting
with inscription 'Paolo'
pen and brown ink, brown wash
8 5/8 x 12 1/8 in. (220 x 307 mm.)

Artist or Maker

Giovanni Battista Zelotti

Literature

W. Mayor, A brief Chronological Description of a collection of Original Drawings and Sketches by the Old Masters... formed by the late Mr. William Mayor, London, 1871 and 1875, p. 51, no. 226 (as Tiziano Vecellio).

Provenance

Earl Spencer (L. 1530).
W. Mayor (L. 2799), possibly his mount.

Notes

Inspired by Veronese's picture of Venus and Adonis in the Augsburg Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, this drawing is possibly a study for Zelotti's picture of the same subject now in the Dresden Gemäldegalerie. An attribution to Carletto Caliari (1570-1596) has also been suggested.

Auction Details

Old Master and 19th Century Drawings

Christie's

July 08, 2008, 11:00 AM WET

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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