Lot no. 74
74. Workshop of Antoine Coypel (Paris 1661-1722 Paris)
Venus Bringing Arms to Aeneas
oil on canvas, oval
oil on canvas, oval
127.5 x 101.7cm (50 3/16 x 40 1/16in).
Provenance
Sale, 3 April 2023, Rennes (as follower of), where purchased by the present owner
Private collection, Spain
A similar version of the present composition, in reverse, by Antoine Coypel is held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes (inv. 794.12.2). The author of the current painting may have drawn inspiration from the engraving after Coypel's original, executed by Jean-Baptiste Poilly (1669-1728) and likewise held in Rennes (inv. 2015.0.194).
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