Lempertz · Lot 2094
Saint Catherine
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Hl. Katharina
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-05-21
Published result : 9375 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Francesco Solimena
Francesco Solimena (1657–1747) held an important position in Neapolitan history and religious painting. Trained by his father Angelo and subsequently by Francesco di Maria in Naples, he progressed from family collaborations to large church decorations. The sacristy of San Paolo Maggiore and Heliodorus Expelled from the Temple at Gesù Nuovo mark this monumental career. Architecture structures the figures in his compositions, while contrasts of light animate their draperies. Preparatory drawings in pen, chalk or wash support this approach to construction. His workshop became an important training centre, with pupils including Sebastiano Conca and Corrado Giaquinto. Commissions for Charles of Bourbon continued his work for princely patrons during the final phase of his career.
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Documented auction references
8auction references
4auction houses
5documented results with prices
Lempertz · Genève Enchères · Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Schuler
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Works recorded at auction
Schuler · Lot 3114
und Werkstatt Madonna mit Kind
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
und Werkstatt Madonna mit Kind
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2021-03-26
Published result : 6000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Schuler · Lot 3209
Umkreis Allegorie eines Flusses
Öl auf Papier, montiert auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2018-12-14
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Schuler · Lot 3104
Umkreis Die Auffindung des Heiligen Kreuzes durch die heilige Helena
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Umkreis Die Auffindung des Heiligen Kreuzes durch die heilige Helena
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2018-09-21
Published result : 4000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Lempertz · Lot 1111
Geburt Christi mit Engeln
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Geburt Christi mit Engeln
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2016-11-19
Published result : 52080 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Genève Enchères · Lot 444
Attribué à Francesco Solimena — La fuite en Egypte
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Attribué à Francesco Solimena — La fuite en Egypte
gouache
Attribué à
Catalogue period : 2018-09-19
Attributed to
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 5
Rachel am Brunnen
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Rachel am Brunnen
huile sur toile
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2014-06-21
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 12160 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 10000–15000
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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 6
Eliezer und Rebecca
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Eliezer und Rebecca
huile sur toile
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2014-06-21
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 12160 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 10000–15000
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- AGORHA · Reference link only; no institutional text or image copied.
- ARTIC · Reference link only; institutional text and images are not reproduced.
- CULTURAITALIA-ICCU · CC-BY-SA; ICCU CulturaItalia
- CULTURAITALIA-ICCU · CC-BY-SA; ICCU CulturaItalia
- CULTURAITALIA-ICCU · CC-BY-SA; ICCU CulturaItalia
- LOMBARDIA-CULTURA · CC0-1.0
- LoC · Reference link only; institutional text and images are not reproduced.
- Met · CC0
- NG-LONDON · CC0 structured identifiers; reference link only
- Documentary source
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