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Tondino with Appius Claudius seated on a throne
Lost Art-ID
311246
Artist
Fontana, Guido (?)
Birth
(um) 1490, Casteldurante
Death
(nach) 1576.10.16
Place of activity
Urbino
Title
Tondino with Appius Claudius seated on a throne
Datierung
1540 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Height
25.90 cm
Inventory number
Auktionskatalog London 1939, Kat.Nr. 296
Description
AN URBINO TONDINO, perhaps by Guido Durantino, painted in brilliant enamels with Appius Claudius, seated on a throne, surrounded by warriors on the right, one of whom is running across to save Virginia who is being killed by her father Virginius to preserve her chastity, orange and black curtain background, ruined arch in the middle distance with a city and hills behind, lO^in., circa 1540
Verlustgeschichte
München, 1938
Die Sammlung (ca. 440 Werke) wurde 1938 in München anläßlich der "Reichskristallnacht" durch die SS beschlagnahmt und 1939 (7./8.06 und 19./20.07.) in London bei Sotheby´s versteigert.
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Contact
Please contact the German Lost Art Foundation.
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