A couple playing the lute in an elegant interior

Details

Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Cambrai 1555-1622 Antwerp)
A couple playing the lute in an elegant interior
oil on copper
8 7/8 x 6¾ in. (22.4 x 17.1 cm.)
the reverse stamped with the panel maker's mark 'IVH

Provenance

Max Kaufmann, by whom bequeathed to the Bernischen Musikgesellschaft for the Konservatorium.

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Lot Essay

In 1593/4, de Caullery was recorded under the name of 'Loys Solleri' as a pupil of J. de Momper in the Antwerp guild of St. Luke. He is thought to have remained in Antwerp for the rest of his career, although it is not known if he travelled to Italy. De Caullery's allegories on the subject of love, such as the present work, are often compared to the work of Frans Francken I (Antwerp 1542-1616).

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