Kristian Zahrtmann (b. Rønne 1843, d. Copenhagen 1917)
“Donatellos Bronze-Rytterstatue af Kondottieren Erasmus Gattamelata i Padova. Statuen er helt grønt patineret, set fra højre side op mod en dyb blaa Luft”. Donatello's equestrian statue of condottiere Gattamelata in Padua. The statue is completely green patinated, seen from the right side towards a deep blue sky. Signed with monogram and dated 1910. Oil on canvas. 59 × 53 cm. Period gilt carved frame designed by Th. Bindesbøll.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1917, no. 642. Sophus Danneskjold-Samsøe, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1942, no. 1034, ill. p. 470, mentioned p. 442.
Provenance: The collection of office manager H. Chr. Christensen (1913). Manufacturer Einar A. Christensen (1917, 1942). Bruun Rasmussen auction 879, 2018 no. 274, ill. p. 106.
Kristian Zahrtmann visited Padua in the spring 1910, here he painted three paintings. The two others with motifs from the Basilica Saint Anthony of Padua. The painting is mentioned in Sophus Danneskjold-Samsøe's catalogue raisonné (in Danish): “He lived in the shadow of the church of S. Antonio and it was around it that his work was concentrated. He painted a kneeling priest in front of the altar, and from 3/6–20/6 he made a painting of Donatello's ”Gattamelata“ in the square; the equestrian statue on its warmly glowing plinth is shaped in luminous green and brown-gold against a strong blue sky, shaped firmly and vividly with fresh and capricious brushwork.” (p. 442).
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