Period: 17th century
Price: € 2.500
Sold Wonderful antique drawing measuring 50 x 40 cm without frame and 70 x 60 cm framed, depicting an allegory of time. The inventio derives from a masterpiece by Simon Vouet, currently at the Berry Museum in Bourges, of which, as can be seen here, Michel Dorigny created the drawing, accompanying it with an exhaustive caption: Spes Amor atque Venus Saturnum Vellere Plumas Certant, raptorerm diripiuntque suum, that is, Hope and Love fight with Saturn to tear out his feathers and contend for the kidnapper. The composition hosts, in fact, an allegory in which Time (Saturn), depicted as an old man with wings, who, forced to the ground, is overwhelmed by two women, personifications of Venus (goddess of love) and Hope, who, together with Cupid, try to tear off his wings to defeat him. Above them, two angels with trumpets celebrate their triumph, representing the strength of feelings against oblivion. The paintings and art objects published here are my exclusive property and consequently are always available to be viewed in person, by appointment, in my exhibition venues located in Sanremo and Brescia. As with all our items, the work is sold with a FIMA photographic certificate of authenticity and lawful origin; this document identifies the object, adding value to the item. We personally handle and organize the packaging and shipping of works of art with insurance worldwide. Dr. Riccardo Moneghini Art Historian