Circle of Jacob de Backer (1560-1590/1)
Circle of Jacob de Backer (1560-1590/1)

Perseus and Andromeda

Details
Circle of Jacob de Backer (1560-1590/1)
Perseus and Andromeda
with indistinct traces of monogram (?; lower right)
oil on canvas
73 3/8 x 42½in. (186.4 x 108cm.)

Lot Essay

The pose of Andromeda seems to be inspired by prints such as that of the figure of Cleopatra engraved by Marcantonio Raimondi after Baccio Bandinelli (see Bartsch, The Works of Marcantonio Raimondi and his School, New York, 1978, XXVI, no. 193).

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