HANS ROTTENHAMMER (MUNICH 1564-1625 AUGSBOURG) - photo 1
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HANS ROTTENHAMMER (MUNICH 1564-1625 AUGSBOURG)

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€ 50 000
Auction dateClassic
12.06.2024 15:00UTC +02:00
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ID 1230065
Lot 23 | HANS ROTTENHAMMER (MUNICH 1564-1625 AUGSBOURG)
HANS ROTTENHAMMER (MUNICH 1564-1625 AUGSBOURG)
Vénus & Mars
daté et signé '1613 / HR F' (en bas, à vers la droite, sur le socle, le 'H' et le 'R' imbriqués)
huile sur cuivre
42,8 x 56,5 cm (16 7/8 x 22 ¼ in.)




Provenance

Probablement Richard Rushforth, Esq. ; sa vente, The Exchange, Manchester, 21 novembre 1821, (Mr Ford), lot 77 (repris comme erronément signé 'I. R.') - à cette époque avec un tableau d’Abraham Pether (1756-1812) attaché au cadre du tableau en tant que couvercle pour cacher le sujet 'indécent'.
Collection particulière, Suède (selon le catalogue de vente de 2023, op. cit. infra).
Vente anonyme, Uppsala Auktionskammare, Uppsala, 13-16 juin 2023, lot 556.



Further details

HANS ROTTENHAMMER (1564-1625), VENUS & MARS, OIL ON COPPER, DATED AND SIGNED

The present painting, on an impressive copper plate, is a recent addition to the oeuvre of the Bavarian painter Hans Rottenhammer (1564-1625). Dated 1613, this composition belongs to the master's late works, when he was working in Augsburg on various commissions for important patrons such as Count Ernest of Schaumburg (1569-1622) and Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (1573-1651). The subject is taken from the Metamorphoses (IV, 167-189) by Ovid (43 BC-17 or 18 AD). It tells the story of how Vulcan, having discovered the adultery of his wife Venus with Mars, traps them. In this painting, the focus is on the two lovers before they are discovered by Vulcan. This choice gives greater importance to the symbolism of the act of seduction of Mars by Venus, the goddess of love, which, according to Ovid, helps to establish a lasting peace. In the context of the Wars of Religion, this metaphor was particularly relevant.
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