Venus reclining in a wooded landscape, attended by putti

Details

Hans Rottenhammer I (Munich 1564-1625 Augsburg)
Venus reclining in a wooded landscape, attended by putti
oil on copper
11 x 14¼ in. (27.9 x 36.2 cm.)

Literature

Hans Rottenhammer: begehrt - vergessen - neu entdeckt, exhibition catalogue, Weserrenaissance-Museum Schloss Brake, Nationalgalerie in Prague, Munich, 2008, p. 40, fig. 59.

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Dr. Luuk Pijl for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original. The attribution was also confirmed by Dr. Klaus Ertz who considered it a collaborative work with Jan Breughel the Elder (certificate dated January 1987).

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