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Biagio dalle Lame, called Biagio Pupini (born in Bologna, active c. 1511-1551)
- The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

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Biagio dalle Lame, called Biagio Pupini (born in Bologna, active c. 1511-1551)
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • $60,000
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    $80,000 - $120,000

Sale Information

Sale 1556
OLD MASTER PAINTINGS
30 September 2005
New York, Rockefeller Plaza





Lot Description

Biagio dalle Lame, called Biagio Pupini (born in Bologna, active c. 1511-1551)
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
oil on panel
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Pre-Lot Text

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 2000, lot 74, as 'Girolamo da Carpi'.

Lot Notes

Pupini, active in Bologna, was probably a pupil of Francesco Francia. He is first recorded in 1511, when he collaborated with Bagnacavallo on the frescoes in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Faenza. In 1525 he participated with Girolamo da Carpi in the decoration of the sacristy of San Michele in Bosco in Bologna. From that point his works reflect the influence of Parmigianino and da Carpi. In 1536 he decorated the Villa d'Este at Belriguardo together with da Carpi, Garofalo, Battista Dossi and others. In 1539 he was again in Bologna where, around 1545, he painted Saint Ursula and her Companions for the church of San Giacomo. The present composition has many similarities with the aforementioned fresco, in particular the head of Saint Catherine.

We are grateful to Professor Mina Gregori and to Mario di Giampaolo for independently confirming the attribution to Pupini on the basis of photographs.