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Lot 30
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Venetian School, 17th Century
Portrait of a Sultana with a Capriccio of Istanbul through a window beyond
Details
Venetian School, 17th Century
Portrait of a Sultana with a Capriccio of Istanbul through a window beyond
oil on canvas
55 x 40in. (139.6 x 101.5cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, London, Oct. 29, 1986, lot 54 as Follower of Titian (21,450=$31,960, illustrated on the cover).
Lot Essay
The present painting derives from a lost work by Titian (see H.E. Wethey,
Paintings of Titian
, II, 1969, p. 205, L. 28).