A Carnival in the Piazzetta, Venice, looking towards the Piazza San Marco

Details

Louis de Caullery (active 1594-1620)
A Carnival in the Piazzetta, Venice, looking towards the Piazza San Marco
oil on panel
181/8 x 28 in. (46 x 71 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, Monaco, 25 June 1984, lot 3313, as attributed to Louis de Caullery (sold FFr120,000).

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Lot Essay

Although de Caullery is known to have produced a number of Italianate townscapes and Venetian views, he is thought never to have actually travelled to Italy, residing in Antwerp for his entire career. The carnival theme with a bullfight is treated by the artist in a View of the Piazza San Marco sold at Christie's, London, 30 November 1979, lot 77 (£20,000) and another picture at Sotheby's, London, 4 December 1997, lot 244 (£85,000). The occasions for which these bullfights were staged is unknown, although it is believed that they were to celebrate the arrival in the city of distinguished visitors.

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