Lot Essay
Rubens painted a series of Emperors at the turn of the 17th Century and again in the mid-1620s (M. Jaffé, 'Rubens's Roman Emperors', The Burlington Magazine, CXIII, February 1971, pp. 300-303).
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Julius Caesar, in a feigned oval; and Emperor Galba, in a feigned oval
Details
Circle of Peter Paul Rubens (Westphalia 1577-1640 Antwerp)
Julius Caesar, in a feigned oval; and Emperor Galba, in a feigned oval
The first inscribed 'JVLIVS CAESAR. I'; and the second 'GALBA. 7'
oil on canvas
24 x 18¼ in. (61 x 46.3 cm.)
two (2)
Julius Caesar, in a feigned oval; and Emperor Galba, in a feigned oval
The first inscribed 'JVLIVS CAESAR. I'; and the second 'GALBA. 7'
oil on canvas
24 x 18¼ in. (61 x 46.3 cm.)
two (2)
Provenance
Madame Antoine Aguiraud, Noirétable, Loire.
Joseph Costanzo, Rockville, Maryland, USA (according to the labels on the reverse).
Joseph Costanzo, Rockville, Maryland, USA (according to the labels on the reverse).
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