PIETRO TESTA, IL LUCCHESINO (LUCCA 1612-1650 ROME) - photo 1
PIETRO TESTA, IL LUCCHESINO (LUCCA 1612-1650 ROME) - photo 2

PIETRO TESTA, IL LUCCHESINO (LUCCA 1612-1650 ROME)

Lot 20
08.12.2022 18:30UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 60 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 863069
Lot 20 | PIETRO TESTA, IL LUCCHESINO (LUCCA 1612-1650 ROME)
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
PIETRO TESTA, IL LUCCHESINO (LUCCA 1612-1650 ROME)

The Death of Sinorix

oil on canvas, unframed

51 1/4 x 59 3/8 in. (130.2 x 150.8 cm.)





Provenance

with Piero Corsini, New York, by 1988.



Literature

E. Cropper, Pietro Testa 1612-1650: Prints and Drawings, Aldershot, 1988, p. 105, under no. 53, footnote 3, with incorrect dimensions, as 'the attribution of the canvas [to Testa] ... remains highly questionable'.

H. Brigstocke, 'Pietro Testa. Cambridge, Mass, Fogg Art Museum', The Burlington Magazine, exhibition review, CXXXI, no. 1031, February 1989, p. 177, fig. 83, as 'a remarkable painting here attributed to Pietro Testa ... The quality of execution is remarkably high: indeed the group of figures carrying Sinorix is as fine as anything Testa painted ... obviously a late work reflecting some disturbing presentiment by the artist'.

L. Montagnoli, 'Sinorice', Pietro Testa e la nemica fortuna: Un artista filosofo (1612-1650) tra Lucca e Roma, Rome, 2014, pp. 306 and 310, under no. VI.1, footnote 15, as 'Pietro Testa'.
Artist:Pietro Testa (Il Lucchesino, 1611 - 1650)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Baroque, Old Masters
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
Preview
08.12.2022 – 08.12.2022
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

Allegorie des Friedens
Allegorie des Friedens
€250
PIETRO TESTA (LUCQUES 1612-1650 ROME)
PIETRO TESTA (LUCQUES 1612-1650 ROME)
€10 000
PIETRO TESTA (1611-1650)
PIETRO TESTA (1611-1650)
$2 000

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.