GERMAN SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY

Lot 19
14.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 50 400
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Lot 19 | GERMAN SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 70 000
GERMAN SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY
A diptych: Scenes from the life of Saint George (recto); and The Annunciation (verso)
oil on panel, in an engaged frame
closed: 535/8 x 207/8 in. (136.2 x 53 cm.); open 535/8 x 421/8 in. (136.2 x 107 cm.)
inscribed recto 'QVO SA CTVS GEOGIVS CAPADOVS GENERE FILLAM REGIS / SYLENE VT GENI ROSVS MILES A DRACONE LIBERAVTI.' (upper left); 'QVO S GEORGIVS FACVITATIBVS EGENIS DISTRIBVTIS / MILICIE RENVTIAVIT VTXPIANOS CONFORTARET' (centre left); 'QVO S GEORGIVS ARGVENS Y DOLATRAS DVCTVS EST / CORAM PPOSITOVT FIDE V PI COPELLERET VR ABNEGARET' (centre left); 'QVO FACTO SIGNO TER VENENV BIBIT SINE LESIONE / VNDE CONVERTIT INCATATOREM QVI LIVENENV DEDERAT' (lower left); 'QVO POSITVS FVPE SVPRA ROTAM GLADIIS CIRCVSEPTAM / A QVA VIRTVTE DIVINA LEDI NON POTVIT' (upper right); 'QVO POSITVS EST IN SARTAGINE PLONBO / LIQVEFACTO PLENA IQVA QVASI I BALNEO STETIT ILLESVS' (centre right); 'QVO DICTVS EST AD TEMPLVM Y DOLORVM / ET EO CRATE TEMPLV / CV / Y DOLIS ET SACERDOTIBVS FVLGVRE / PLHIIT' (centre right); and 'QVO S GEORGIVS CAPITIS OBTVNVEATIONE / GLORIOSVM MARTIRIVM CONSVMAVN' (lower right); and inscribed verso '·ECCE· ANCILLA · DOMINI · FIAT · MICHI · SCDM · VERBVM ·TVVM·' (centre left); and '·AVE · GRA · PLENA · DOMINUS ·TE· CVM·' (centre right)
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