Details
KAREL PHILIPS SPIERINCKS (BRUXELLES 1609-1639 ROME)
Putti jouant avec l'Âne d'or
huile sur toile
53,3 x 44 cm. (21 x 1713 in.)
Provenance
Vente anonyme, Sotheby's, Londres, 30 octobre 2008, lot 86.
Collection particulière européenne.
FURTHER DETAILS
KAREL PHILIPS SPIERINCKS, PUTTI PLAYING WITH THE GOLDEN ASS, OIL ON CANVAS

Karel Philips Spierincks (1609-1639) was a Flemish painter whose work shows the classical influence of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). Active in Italy, his work consists principally of mythological subjects, with putti a recurring iconographic theme. In the present painting they can be seen playing with a donkey, the main figure in The Golden Ass, written by Apuleius (c.125-170), which tells the story of Lucius, who is accidentally transformed into a donkey by his mistress Photis.
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Lot Essay

Karel Philips Spierincks (1609-1639) est un peintre flamand dont l’œuvre témoigne de l’influence du style classique de Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). Actif en Italie, il peint principalement des scènes mythologiques dans lesquelles les putti constituent un élément iconographique récurrent. Dans ce tableau, ceux-ci jouent avec un âne, figure principale du roman d’Apulée (vers 125-vers 170), L’Âne d’or, contant les aventures de Lucius, transformé par accident sous une forme asinienne par sa maîtresse Photis.

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