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Giovanni Battista Salvia, known as Sassoferrato
\n1609 – 1685
\nPraying Mary
\nOil on canvas
\n31 x 23.5 cm, with frame 48.5 x 42 cm
\nProvenance: European private collection, auctioned by the Dorotheum (Old Masters I, 2022, Lot No. 109), since then in the Vienna private collection of Dr. Adrian Hollaender<\/p>\n

Hollaender Collection
\nThis collection of renowned Old Masters, built up over many years with both expertise and good taste, comes from the home of the well – known Viennese lawyer, author (e.g., “Pavarotti – Addio Luciano,” “Legends and Stars of Opera”), and cultural manager Dr. Adrian Hollaender.
\nHaving grown up in a distinctly artistic environment, where his parents\u2014the actress and artist manager Univ. – Prof. Ariane Hollaender – Calix, and the legendary long – time director of the Vienna State Opera, Ioan Holender, stood out as avid art lovers and collectors, Dr. Adrian Hollaender established himself as a collector of outstanding masterpieces of painting.
\nHis collection, now being offered exclusively for auction at Tiberius Auction House, comprises select works by famous Italian masters, such as Andrea Vaccaro\u2019s well – known Old Testament painting \u201cAbraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael,\u201d which bears his monogram; Sassoferrato\u2019s atmospheric \u201cMadonna in Prayer\u201d or old Venetian masterpieces by Nicol\u00f2 Bambini and Francesco Corneliani and the legendary Il Mirandolese, through impressive portraits by the Turin master painter La Clementina, to Dutch masters such as van Goyen and Pieter Wtewael, as well as, as special additions, an old French tapestry and a typical Matisse.<\/p>\n

Giovanni Battista Salvi, better known by the name of his birthplace, Sassoferrato in the Marche region, is one of the most significant representatives of 17th – century classical painting in Italy. After his initial training with his father, he stayed in Rome, where he joined Domenichino\u2019s workshop. There he came into direct contact with the art of the Carracci and Guido Reni, whose influence, as well as his intensive engagement with the High Renaissance\u2014particularly with Raphael\u2014had a lasting impact on his work. Sassoferrato\u2019s painting is characterized by a deliberately archaic, idealized formal language that aims for clarity, harmony, and a timeless beauty. While he was also esteemed as a portraitist, he achieved fame above all for his highly refined religious devotional paintings, which were intended for private use and are characterized by their quiet, contemplative intimacy.
\nThe motif of the praying Madonna is one of the central and most frequently recurring subjects in Sassoferrato\u2019s oeuvre. At a time when the cult of Mary was experiencing a new intensity in the wake of the Counter – Reformation, such devotional images enjoyed great popularity. The reduction to the essentials\u2014the isolated figure of Mary in prayer\u2014intensifies the religious impact and invites the viewer to inner reflection. Numerous versions of this motif have survived, for example in public collections such as the Pinacoteca Comunale in Cesena (Inv. No. 38) as well as a variant in the Mus\u00e9e Granet in Aix – en – Provence (Inv. No. 860 – I – 373). The present painting has already been exhibited at the Dorotheum and subjected to art – historical analysis.
\nThis painting depicts Mary in three – quarter profile, her gaze directed upward. She wears a red robe, over which her characteristic blue cloak is draped, while a white veil completely covers her head and falls down onto her shoulders. The color scheme has symbolic significance: the red of her robe refers to the humanity and suffering of Christ; the blue of the cloak traditionally represents her heavenly dignity; while the white veil symbolizes purity and humility. Her completely veiled hair underscores her state of prayer and inner contemplation.
\nHer hands are raised in prayer before her chest, with her fingertips gently touching\u2014a motif of quiet devotion. Her gaze is directed toward heaven, suggesting a direct dialogue with God. A focused beam of light pierces the dark background and highlights Mary\u2019s face. Her delicate features stand out, finely modeled: narrow, gently arched eyebrows, large almond – shaped eyes, a small, slightly rounded nose with a fine philtrum, a full, slightly parted mouth, as well as a delicate chin and rosy cheeks. The flesh – tone painting is of exceptional delicacy, as are the carefully rendered hands with their finely detailed fingernails. The texture of the garments is also rendered with great care\u2014softly shimmering and draped in fine, elegant folds.
\nSassoferrato\u2019s works captivate with their technical perfection, the smooth, almost enamel – like application of paint, and the deliberate reduction to a clear, idealized form. His paintings combine a return to the classical harmony of the Renaissance with the spiritual intensity of the Baroque. Especially in his small – format devotional paintings, he achieves a particular depth of expression and interiority that makes his works among the most impressive examples of 17th – century religious painting to this day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Giovanni Battista Salvia, known as Sassoferrato 1609 – 1685 Praying Mary Oil on canvas 31 x 23.5 cm, with frame 48.5 x 42 cm Provenance: European private collection, auctioned by the Dorotheum (Old Masters I, 2022, Lot No. 109), since then in the Vienna private collection of Dr. Adrian Hollaender Hollaender Collection This collection of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":337122,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[229],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-337120","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-directsell","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"purchasable","11":"product-type-direct_sell","12":"berocket_lgv_grid","13":"berocket_lgv_list_grid"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGiovanni Battista Salvia, known as Sassoferrato | Directsale - Tiberius<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Giovanni Battista Salvia, known as Sassoferrato - in Tiberius Auctions' direct sales. 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Battista Salvia, genannt Sassoferrato","post_content":"Giovanni Battista Salvia, genannt Sassoferrato\r\n1609 - 1685\r\nBetende Maria\r\n\u00d6l auf Leinwand\r\n31 x 23,5 cm, mit Rahmen 48,5 x 42 cm\r\nProvenienz: europ\u00e4ische Privatsammlung, Versteigerung durch das Dorotheum (Alte Meister I, 2022, Lot Nr. 109), seither in Wiener Privatsammlung Dr. Adrian Hollaender\r\n\r\nSammlung Hollaender\r\nDie in ebenso fachkundiger wie geschmackvoller Weise jahrelang aufgebaute Sammlung renommierter Alter Meister entstammt dem Hause des bekannten Wiener Rechtsanwalts, Buchautors (z.B. \"Pavarotti - Addio Luciano\", \"Legenden und Stars der Oper\") und Kulturmanagers Dr. Adrian Hollaender.\r\nAufgewachsen in einem betont k\u00fcnstlerischen Umfeld, in dem schon seine Eltern, die Schauspielerin und K\u00fcnstlermanagerin Univ.-Prof. Ariane Hollaender-Calix, und der legend\u00e4re langj\u00e4hrige Wiener Staatsoperndirektor Ioan Holender, als ausgepr\u00e4gte Kunstfreunde und Sammlernaturen hervortraten, entwickelte sich Dr. Adrian Hollaender im Laufe der Jahre zu einem ebenso passionierten wie qualifizierten Sammler herausragender Meisterwerke der Malerei.\r\nSeine nunmehr exklusiv beim Auktionshaus Tiberius zur Versteigerung gelangende Sammlung umfasst ausgesuchte Werke ber\u00fchmter italienischer Meister, so etwa Andrea Vaccaros bekanntes von ihm monogrammiertes alttestamentarisches Bild \"Abraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael\", Sassoferratos stimmungsvolle \"Madonna in prayer\" oder altvenezianische Meisterwerke von Nicol\u00f2 Bambini und Francesco Corneliani und den legend\u00e4ren Il Mirandolese \u00fcber eindrucksvolle Portraits der Turiner Meistermalerin La Clementina, bis hin zu holl\u00e4ndischen Meistern wie van Goyen und Pieter Wtewael, sowie als besondere Zugaben eine altfranz\u00f6sische Tapisserie und einen typischen Matisse.\r\n\r\nGiovanni Battista Salvi, besser bekannt unter dem Namen seiner Geburtsstadt Sassoferrato in den Marken, z\u00e4hlt zu den 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Jahrhunderts in Italien. Nach seiner ersten Ausbildung bei seinem Vater hielt er sich in Rom auf, wo er in die Werkstatt Domenichinos eintrat. Dort kam er in direkten Kontakt mit der Kunst der Carracci und Guido Renis, deren Einfluss ebenso wie die intensive Auseinandersetzung mit der Hochrenaissance \u2013 insbesondere mit Raffael \u2013 sein Werk nachhaltig pr\u00e4gten. Sassoferratos Malerei zeichnet sich durch eine bewusst archaisierende, idealisierte Formensprache aus, die auf Klarheit, Harmonie und eine zeitlose Sch\u00f6nheit abzielt. W\u00e4hrend er auch als Portr\u00e4tist gesch\u00e4tzt wurde, erlangte er vor allem Ruhm durch seine hochverfeinerten religi\u00f6sen Andachtsbilder, die f\u00fcr den privaten Gebrauch bestimmt waren und sich durch ihre stille, kontemplative Intimit\u00e4t auszeichnen.\r\nDas Motiv der betenden Madonna geh\u00f6rt zu den zentralen und am h\u00e4ufigsten wiederholten Sujets im \u0152uvre Sassoferratos. In einer Zeit, in der der Marienkult im Zuge der Gegenreformation eine neue Intensit\u00e4t erfuhr, erfreuten sich solche Andachtsbilder gro\u00dfer Beliebtheit. Die Reduktion auf das Wesentliche \u2013 die isolierte Figur Mariens im Gebet \u2013 verst\u00e4rkt die religi\u00f6se Wirkung und l\u00e4dt den Betrachter zur inneren Einkehr ein. Zahlreiche Versionen dieses Motivs sind \u00fcberliefert, beispielsweise in \u00f6ffentlichen Sammlungen wie der Pinacoteca Comunale in Cesena (Inv.-Nr. 38) sowie auch eine Variante im Mus\u00e9e Granet in Aix-en-Provence (Inv.-Nr. 860-I-373). Das vorliegende Gem\u00e4lde wurde bereits im Dorotheum pr\u00e4sentiert und kunsthistorisch untersucht.\r\nDas vorliegende Gem\u00e4lde zeigt Maria in einem Dreiviertelprofil, den Blick nach oben gerichtet. Sie tr\u00e4gt ein rotes Gewand, \u00fcber das sich ihr charakteristischer blauer Mantel legt, w\u00e4hrend ein wei\u00dfer Schleier ihr Haupt vollst\u00e4ndig bedeckt und auf die Schultern herabf\u00e4llt. Die Farbgebung ist von symbolischer Bedeutung: Das Rot ihres Gewandes verweist auf die Menschlichkeit und das Leiden Christi, das Blau des Mantels steht traditionell f\u00fcr ihre himmlische W\u00fcrde, w\u00e4hrend der wei\u00dfe Schleier Reinheit und Demut symbolisiert. Das vollst\u00e4ndig verh\u00fcllte Haar unterstreicht den Zustand des Gebets und der inneren Versenkung.\r\nDie H\u00e4nde sind vor der Brust zum Gebet erhoben, wobei sich die Fingerspitzen sanft ber\u00fchren \u2013 ein Motiv stiller Andacht. Ihr Blick ist gen Himmel gerichtet und suggeriert eine unmittelbare Zwiesprache mit Gott. Ein gezielter Lichtstrahl durchbricht den dunklen Hintergrund und hebt das Antlitz Mariens hervor. Fein modelliert treten ihre zarten Gesichtsz\u00fcge hervor: schmale, sanft geschwungene Augenbrauen, gro\u00dfe mandelf\u00f6rmige Augen, eine kleine, leicht gerundete Nase mit feinem Philtrum, ein voller, leicht ge\u00f6ffneter Mund sowie ein zartes Kinn und rosige Wangen. Die Inkarnatmalerei ist von au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlicher Feinheit, ebenso die sorgf\u00e4ltig ausgef\u00fchrten H\u00e4nde mit ihren differenziert dargestellten Fingern\u00e4geln. Auch die Stofflichkeit der Gew\u00e4nder ist mit gro\u00dfer Sorgfalt wiedergegeben \u2013 weich schimmernd und in feinen, eleganten Falten gelegt.\r\nSassoferratos Werke bestechen durch ihre technische Perfektion, den glatten, fast emailartigen Farbauftrag und die bewusste Reduktion auf eine klare, idealisierte Form. Seine Bilder verbinden eine R\u00fcckbesinnung auf die klassische Harmonie der Renaissance mit der spirituellen Intensit\u00e4t des Barock. Gerade in seinen kleinformatigen Andachtsbildern erreicht er eine besondere Dichte an Ausdruck und Innerlichkeit, die seine Gem\u00e4lde bis heute zu den eindrucksvollsten Beispielen religi\u00f6ser Malerei des 17. Jahrhunderts z\u00e4hlen l\u00e4sst.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>"},"en":{"id":"337120","post_title":"Giovanni Battista Salvia, known as Sassoferrato","post_content":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895eb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"895eb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\r\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\r\nGiovanni Battista Salvia, known as Sassoferrato\r\n1609 - 1685\r\nPraying Mary\r\nOil on canvas\r\n31 x 23.5 cm, with frame 48.5 x 42 cm\r\nProvenance: European private collection, auctioned by the Dorotheum (Old Masters I, 2022, Lot No. 109), since then in the Vienna private collection of Dr. Adrian Hollaender\r\n\r\nHollaender Collection\r\nThis collection of renowned Old Masters, built up over many years with both expertise and good taste, comes from the home of the well - known Viennese lawyer, author (e.g., \"Pavarotti - Addio Luciano,\" \"Legends and Stars of Opera\"), and cultural manager Dr. Adrian Hollaender.\r\nHaving grown up in a distinctly artistic environment, where his parents\u2014the actress and artist manager Univ. - Prof. Ariane Hollaender - Calix, and the legendary long - time director of the Vienna State Opera, Ioan Holender, stood out as avid art lovers and collectors, Dr. Adrian Hollaender established himself as a collector of outstanding masterpieces of painting.\r\nHis collection, now being offered exclusively for auction at Tiberius Auction House, comprises select works by famous Italian masters, such as Andrea Vaccaro\u2019s well - known Old Testament painting \u201cAbraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael,\u201d which bears his monogram; Sassoferrato\u2019s atmospheric \u201cMadonna in Prayer\u201d or old Venetian masterpieces by Nicol\u00f2 Bambini and Francesco Corneliani and the legendary Il Mirandolese, through impressive portraits by the Turin master painter La Clementina, to Dutch masters such as van Goyen and Pieter Wtewael, as well as, as special additions, an old French tapestry and a typical Matisse.\r\n\r\nGiovanni Battista Salvi, better known by the name of his birthplace, Sassoferrato in the Marche region, is one of the most significant representatives of 17th - century classical painting in Italy. After his initial training with his father, he stayed in Rome, where he joined Domenichino\u2019s workshop. There he came into direct contact with the art of the Carracci and Guido Reni, whose influence, as well as his intensive engagement with the High Renaissance\u2014particularly with Raphael\u2014had a lasting impact on his work. Sassoferrato\u2019s painting is characterized by a deliberately archaic, idealized formal language that aims for clarity, harmony, and a timeless beauty. While he was also esteemed as a portraitist, he achieved fame above all for his highly refined religious devotional paintings, which were intended for private use and are characterized by their quiet, contemplative intimacy.\r\nThe motif of the praying Madonna is one of the central and most frequently recurring subjects in Sassoferrato\u2019s oeuvre. At a time when the cult of Mary was experiencing a new intensity in the wake of the Counter - Reformation, such devotional images enjoyed great popularity. The reduction to the essentials\u2014the isolated figure of Mary in prayer\u2014intensifies the religious impact and invites the viewer to inner reflection. Numerous versions of this motif have survived, for example in public collections such as the Pinacoteca Comunale in Cesena (Inv. No. 38) as well as a variant in the Mus\u00e9e Granet in Aix - en - Provence (Inv. No. 860 - I - 373). The present painting has already been exhibited at the Dorotheum and subjected to art - historical analysis.\r\nThis painting depicts Mary in three - quarter profile, her gaze directed upward. She wears a red robe, over which her characteristic blue cloak is draped, while a white veil completely covers her head and falls down onto her shoulders. The color scheme has symbolic significance: the red of her robe refers to the humanity and suffering of Christ; the blue of the cloak traditionally represents her heavenly dignity; while the white veil symbolizes purity and humility. Her completely veiled hair underscores her state of prayer and inner contemplation.\r\nHer hands are raised in prayer before her chest, with her fingertips gently touching\u2014a motif of quiet devotion. Her gaze is directed toward heaven, suggesting a direct dialogue with God. A focused beam of light pierces the dark background and highlights Mary\u2019s face. Her delicate features stand out, finely modeled: narrow, gently arched eyebrows, large almond - shaped eyes, a small, slightly rounded nose with a fine philtrum, a full, slightly parted mouth, as well as a delicate chin and rosy cheeks. The flesh - tone painting is of exceptional delicacy, as are the carefully rendered hands with their finely detailed fingernails. The texture of the garments is also rendered with great care\u2014softly shimmering and draped in fine, elegant folds.\r\nSassoferrato\u2019s works captivate with their technical perfection, the smooth, almost enamel - like application of paint, and the deliberate reduction to a clear, idealized form. His paintings combine a return to the classical harmony of the Renaissance with the spiritual intensity of the Baroque. Especially in his small - format devotional paintings, he achieves a particular depth of expression and interiority that makes his works among the most impressive examples of 17th - century religious painting to this day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>"}},"image":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DIR_119-768x576.jpg","ask":30200,"bidsteps":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/337120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/337120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337130,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/337120\/revisions\/337130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=337120"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=337120"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=337120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}