0087
Ignaz Unterberger
(Cavalese 1748 - 1797 Vienna)
„Portrait of Maria Magdalena von Troll as Venus“
1781
oil on canvas
97 x 77 cm
inscribed and dated on the reverse: Optumae Matris / Effigiem / Alte cordi inscriptam, / ut / Oculis quoque obversaretur / coloribus expingi fecit / superstes Filius / Georgius L: B: a Krechtler D: in Fridau & c. / S: C: R: A: Maj: Gen: Vigil: Praef: / Anno post fata MDCCLXXXI / moerens. / Ignatius / Unterberger I. et P.
inscription on the bottom edge: Quid natum fictis / Ludis imaginibus! cur dextrae jungere dextram / Non datur, ac veras audire et reddere voces! / Virg: AEneid: L: i v: 407
Provenance
sale Galerie Kieselbach, Budapest, 26th May 2017, lot 165;
private property, Hungary (export licence enclosed)
Estimate: € 15.000 - 25.000
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