ID 828730
Lot 132 | A PORTRAIT OF HURREM SULTAN, KNOWN AS ROXELANA (D. 1558)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Oil on canvas, depicting Hurrem Sultan, three quarter length, in a jewelled headdress and red and gold embroidered robe, in front of classical pillar, with medallion reading 'ROSSA IMPERATRIX TURCARUM', in gilt frame
Painting 44 1/4 x 34 1/4in. (112.5 x 87.2cm.); frame 51 1/8 x 40 5/8in. (129.8 x 103.3cm.)
Special notice
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
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| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
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| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |





