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The Procuress (Cranach)
''The Procuress'' is an oil-on-panel painting by the German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder, created in 1548. The style of the painting is the Northern Renaissance. There are three characters depicted in the painting: the young man, who gives a bag of money to the procuress – the protagonist of the composition, and a young woman who will marry the man. The wicked appearance of the procuress creates a deleterious and ensnaring aura that captures attention immediately. The painting is now housed in Georgian National Museum, in Tbilisi, Georgia. However, it had an exceptionally long and dangerous journey before getting back to the museum. The estimated value of ''The Procuress'' is more than $40 million. History The first known owner of the painting was the Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, who brought ''The Procuress'' to Georgia in the 19th century. However, the next proprietor became the private collector Alexandre Korganoff at the beginning of the 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Procuress (Dirck Van Baburen)
''The Procuress'' is the name given to a number of similar paintings by the Dutch Golden Age painter Dirck van Baburen. The painting is in the Caravaggiesque style of the Utrecht school. Description The painting shows three figures: a prostitute on the left, the client in the middle and the procuress on the right pointing to her palm to indicate that she is expecting payment. The client is holding a coin between his fingers as he puts his arm around the prostitute, who is playing a lute. The painting is an example of the popular genre known as ''Bordeeltjes'', or brothel scenes (see also the overlapping genre of Merry company scenes). The cropped, close-up figures close to the picture plane against a flat blank background are typical of Utrecht Caravaggism. There are at least three versions of the painting. The versions in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are attributed to Dirck van Baburen or his studio. One copy of the painting was owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
