Circle of Francesco del Cossa, active Ferrara late 15th Century , The Justice of Trajan and the widow | Christie's

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Circle of Francesco del Cossa, active Ferrara late 15th Century

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JACQUES GOUDSTIKKER

Circle of Francesco del Cossa, active Ferrara late 15th Century

The Justice of Trajan and the widow

Price realised USD 54,000

Estimate

USD 30,000 – USD 50,000

Closed: 19 Apr 2007

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Circle of Francesco del Cossa, active Ferrara late 15th Century

The Justice of Trajan and the widow

Price realised USD 54,000

Closed: 19 Apr 2007

Price realised USD 54,000

Closed: 19 Apr 2007

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Circle of Francesco del Cossa, active Ferrara late 15th Century
The Justice of Trajan and the widow
tempera on panel transferred to canvas
23 x 67½ in. 58.4 x 171.5 cm.

with Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam.
Looted by the Nazi authorities, July 1940.
Recovered by the Allies, 1945.
in the custody of the Dutch Government.
Restituted in February 2006 to the heir of Jacques Goudstikker.

Maastricht, Bonnefantenmuseum, on loan.

Lot Essay

Francesco del Cossa, together with Cosimo Tura and Ercole de' Roberti, was one of the most influential artists active in Ferrara and Bologna during the second half of the quattrocento.

Although damaged, the present work is of interest as one of the relatively few secular works of its type to survive from late-fifteenth-century Ferrara. The story of the Roman Emperor Trajan putting aside pressing issues of state to render justice to a widow illustrates the importance of humanity and integrity. The episode was popularized in Dante's , as recounted in Purgatory, X, 73-94.

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