Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Portrait of a Sultana, Italy, Venetian School, 17th century
Auction Closed
October 26, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
oil on canvas, framed
130.2 by 98.9 cm.
With Edric van Vredenburgh.
His sale, Sotheby's London, 6 June 2006, lot 28.
With Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York (according to a label on the reverse).
Anonymous sale, New York, Stair Galleries, 21 October 2021, lot 345, where acquired by the present owner.
His sale, Sotheby's London, 6 June 2006, lot 28.
With Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York (according to a label on the reverse).
Anonymous sale, New York, Stair Galleries, 21 October 2021, lot 345, where acquired by the present owner.
With her Turkish headdress and exotic costume, this type of sitter has come to represent a fantasy image of an Eastern woman viewed through Westerners' eyes. The rose she holds between her breasts may be a play on words identifying her as La Rossa or Roxelana, the favourite wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (r.1520-66)