GIULIO CESARE PROCACCINI (1574-1621)

$1,700,000

 
<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>A rare and important painting by Giulio Cesare Procaccini depicting the legendary Judith Beheading Holofernes—a subject that has captivated artists from Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi to Kehinde Wiley and Robert Longo. The dramatic biblical scene, rendered with striking chiaroscuro, exemplifies Procaccini’s mastery of light and emotion and his engagement with one of art history’s most enduring themes of justice and triumph.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This work holds exceptional provenance, having been commissioned by Giovanni Carlo Doria, one of Genoa’s most prominent collectors whose holdings included works by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Van Dyck, remaining in the Doria family collection for approximately 300 years. It is recorded in the artist’s catalogue raisonné and has an extensive literature history.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Comparable compositions by Procaccini appear in major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.  This painting represents a rare opportunity to acquire a museum-caliber example of the artist’s work, distinguished by both its art historical significance and exceptional provenance.</font></div><br><br><div><font color=black> </font></div>
יהודית עם ראש הולופרנס, 132.08 x 98.43 ס"מ, שמן על בד
מקור ומקור
הוזמן על ידי ג'ובן קרלו דוריה (1576–1625), גנואה, על ידי 1617-21
בירושה לבנו, אגוסטינו דוריה (1615–1640), גנואה, 1625-40
בירושה לדודו מצד אביו, מרקנטוניו דוריה (1572–1651), גנואה (ראשי התיבות שלו חרוטים בגב הבד המקורי), 1641
בירושה לבנו, ניקולו דוריה (1599–1688), גנואה, 1651
בירושה למרקנטוניו הרביעי דוריה (1765–1837), נסיך אנגרי, גנואה, עד 1780
בירושה לבנו, פרנצ'סקו דוריה (1797–1874)
ממוצא לבנו, מרקנטון
... עוד...איו החמישי דוריה (1824–1870)
בירושה לבנו, ארנסטו דוריה (1863–1933)
בירושה לבנו, מרקנטוניו השישי דוריה (1904–1985) עם אשתו הראשונה אנה רוזה בוס (1872–1906)
אוסף פרטי, ז'נבה
סותביס, לונדון, רכושו של ג'נטלמן בעל תואר, 8 ביולי 1992, פריט 89
עם ויטפילד פיין ארט, לונדון, 1994
מארק פיש ורייצ'ל דיווידסון (אוסף פיש דיווידסון), נרכש מהנ"ל, 1995
סותביס, ניו יורק, 26 בינואר 2023, פריט 2
אוסף פרטי, שנרכש מהאמור לעיל
כריסטי'ס, ניו יורק, 31 בינואר 2024, מגרש 41
אוסף פרטי
תערוכה
ניו יורק, הול ונייט, פרוקצ'יני באמריקה, 15 באוקטובר - 23 בנובמבר, 2002, מס' 10
ספרות
Carlo Giuseppe Ratti, Instruzione di quanto puó vedersi di piú belo in Genova in pittura, scultura, ed architettura ecc., Genoa, 1780, p. 332
יו בריגסטוק, 'ביקורות ספרים: L'Attività Scultorea di Giulio Cesare Procaccini. עדות מסמכים, מאת ג'אקומו ברה: פרוקצ'ינו. סראנו. מורזון. Dipinti lombardi del primo Seicento dalle civiche collezioni Genovesi, ב-The Burlington Magazine, vol. 136, מס'. 1090, ינואר 1994, איור. 36, עמ'. 34-35, מאויר
יו בריגסטוק, פרוקצ'יני באמריקה, ניו יורק, 2002, קטלוג מס' 10, דף 76, עמ' 41, 98-101, 130-131, 137, 139, 191, איורים בצבע
Valeria Farina, Giovan Carlo Doria, Promotore delle arti a Genova nel primo Seicento, 2002, p. 201, 207
Francesco Maria Ferro, 'Postille a Giulio Cesare Procaccini', ב-Arte lombarda del secondo millennio: Saggi in onore di Gian Alberto Dell'Acqua, Milan, 2003, p. 43
ולריה פארינה, 'ג'יו. Carlo Doria (1576-1625)', ב-L'età di Rubens: Dimore, committenti e collezionisti genovesi, קטלוג התערוכה, P. Boccardo (עורך), מילאנו, 2004, איור. 2, עמ'. 191, מאויר
פדריקו פרנג'י, דניאל קרספי: La giovinezza ritrovata, Segrate, 2012, p. 80, הערת שוליים 19
אלסנדרו מורנדוטי, ב-Museo Lechi, primi studi e riscoperte, Brescia, 2012, cat. לֹא. 14, עמ'. 60
אורנלה ד'אלבו, 'סוללה פאמה דל 'קורג'יו אינסוברה'. Un primo squardo alla fortuna di Giulio Cesare Procaccini nelle collezioni europee tra Seicento e Ottocento', in Lombardia ed Europe: Incroci di storia e cultura, Milan, 2014, p. 205
Odette D'Albo, Giulio Cesare Procaccini, per un catalogo dei dipinti, Ph.D. diss., Università Cattolica di Milano, 2016, cat. לֹא. 96, עמ'. 280, מאויר
יו בריגסטוק ואורנלה ד'אלבו, ג'וליו צ'זארה פרוקצ'יני, חיים ועבודה, טורינו, 2020, עמ' 41, 354, 372, 437-438, מס' קטלוגי 104, עמ' 137, איורים בצבע
אורנלה ד'אלבו, 'ג'וליו צ'זארה פרוקצ'יני אי ג'נובה, בנאפולי, ג'נובה ומילנו. Scambi artistici e culturali tra città legate alle Spagna (1610-1640)', ב-Atti del convegno di studi di Torino e Genova, מילאנו, 2020, איור. 7, עמ'. 259-260, 265
אנדראה אורלנדו, ג'וליו צ'זארה פרוקצ'יני. La 'Giuditta Doria' e Genova, מודפס באופן פרטי, 2023
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ציור נדיר וחשוב מאת ג'וליו צ'זארה פרוקצ'יני המתאר את יהודית האגדית עורפת את ראשו של הולופרנס - נושא ששבה את ליבו של אמנים מקרוואג'ו וארטמיסיה ג'נטלסקי ועד קהינדה וויילי ורוברט לונגו. הסצנה המקראית הדרמטית, המעוצבת בצבעי כיארוסקורו מרשימים, מדגימה את שליטתו של פרוקצ'יני באור וברגש ואת עיסוקו באחד הנושאים המתמשכים ביותר בתולדות האמנות - צדק וניצחון.





יצירה זו נחשבת למוצאה יוצאת דופן, לאחר שהוזמנה על ידי ג'ובאני קרלו דוריה, אחד האספנים הבולטים ביותר של גנואה, שאוסףיו כללו יצירות של לאונרדו דה וינצ'י, טיציאן וואן דייק, שנותרו באוסף משפחת דוריה במשך כ-300 שנה. היא מתועדת בקטלוג הקיום של האמן ויש לה היסטוריה ספרותית נרחבת.





יצירות דומות של פרוקצ'יני מופיעות באוספי מוזיאונים גדולים כמו הגלריה הלאומית לאמנות בוושינגטון הבירה ומוזיאון ההרמיטאז' בסנט פטרסבורג. ציור זה מייצג הזדמנות נדירה לרכוש דוגמה ברמה מוזיאלית של עבודתו של האמן, המובחנת הן בחשיבותה ההיסטורית של האמנות והן במקורה יוצא הדופן.



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