Attributed to Giovanni Andrea dalle Piane (Italian, c. 1679-1759) after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Portrait of Battina Balbi Durazzo, seated three-quarter-length, in a white and gold dress

Details

Attributed to Giovanni Andrea dalle Piane (Italian, c. 1679-1759) after Sir Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of Battina Balbi Durazzo, seated three-quarter-length, in a white and gold dress
oil on canvas
47 x 37¼ in. (119.4 x 94.6 cm.)

Provenance

Mrs. A.D. Williams, by whom gifted to the present owner in 1928.

Literature

S. Barnes et.al., Van Dyck: A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings, New Haven, 2004, p. 173, under no. II.28, as a 'half-length copy...probably...by Gio. Andrea delle Piane'.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

The present painting is a partial copy after the original by Van Dyck which depicts Battina Balbi seated full-length with her sons Giacomo Durazzo (1620-79) and Carlo Emanuele Durazzo (1622-74), in a private collection. According to Barnes (op. cit.), the present half-length copy is likely the 1721 version by Gio. Andrea delle Piane that the Invrea family accepted from Giacomo Filippo Durazzo II when he purchased the original.

More from Christie's Interiors

View All