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FRANS FLORIS (CIRCA 1519-1570)
Lot 66PROPERTY OF THE LATE PROFESSOR ERIC STANLEY

FRANS FLORIS (CIRCA 1519-1570)

Victory surrounded by her Trophies

Fermé28 January 2021

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FRANS FLORIS (CIRCA 1519-1570)
Victory surrounded by her Trophies
etching, 1552, on laid paper, with an indistinct countermark, a good impression of this rare print, third, final state, with the publisher's address of Carel Collaert, Antwerp
Sheet 315 x 440 mm.

Christie's, London, 29 June 1989, lot 45.
Eric. G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired at the above sale (through Artemis Fine Arts Ltd., London).

Note du spécialiste

Following a victory of the Habsburgs over the Ottoman Empire, Frans Floris was commissioned by the State of Genoa to contribute a painting to a triumphal arch for the entry of Charles V and his successor Philip into Antwerp in 1549. This etching, the only one created by Floris himself, is based on the design of his painting, now lost, commemorating this victory. It depicts an allegory of Victory, surrounded by trophies and the slain or captive enemies.

It is the claustrophobic density and the free and spontaneous etching style that makes the charm of this very unusual print.

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