CIRCLE OF FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO MARTINI (SIENA 1439-1501)

Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 200 000
Auction dateClassic
02.07.2024 19:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
ID 1239224
Lot 11 | CIRCLE OF FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO MARTINI (SIENA 1439-1501)
CIRCLE OF FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO MARTINI (SIENA 1439-1501)
The Triumph of Julius Caesar
tempera and gold on panel
17 ¾ x 55 ¼ in. (45 x 140.2 cm.)




Provenance

Charles Somers Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers (1819-1883) and by descent to his daughter,
Lady Henry Somerset (1851-1921), Reigate Priory, Surrey.
with Arthur Ruck, London, where acquired on 2 February 1918 by,
Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947) for £1,650, and by descent.



Literature

T. Borenius, 'Italian Cassone Paintings', Apollo, III, March 1926, p. 133.
T. Borenius, Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings at Harewood House, Oxford, 1936, no. 18, plate X, as 'Francesco di Giorgio'.
A.S. Weller, Francesco di Giorgio 1439-1501, Chicago, 1943, p. 299.
G.L. Plumpton, Collecting Continental Old Masters for Harewood House, Yorkshire, PhD dissertation, University of Leeds, 2023, p. 290.



Exhibited

London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, Catalogue of a Collection of Pictures, Decorative Furniture and other Works of Art, 1919, no. 32, as 'Francesco di Giorgio' (lent by Viscount Lascelles).
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