Diane Chasseresse (Diana the Huntress)

Details

SCHOOL OF FONTAINEBLEAU, CIRCA 1600
Diane Chasseresse (Diana the Huntress)
oil on canvas
51 ¾ x 41 ¼ in. (131.5 x 104.8 cm.)

Provenance

George Bernier, Paris, by 1965.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1985, lot 71, as School of Fontainebleau, second half of 16th century.
Litybur Antiquities, Paris, where acquired in 1986 by the present owner.

Exhibited

Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Center; Austin, University Art Museum, The University of Texas, The School of Fontainebleau, 15 September- 24 October 1965; 1 November- 5 December 1965.

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Lot Essay

Attributions to Lavinia Fontana and Francesco Zucchi have been proposed. Despite these suggestions, the costume appears to align more closely with French models, and the landscape does not accord with works securely given to either Zucchi or Fontana.

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