Lot 71: *Matthieu van Plattenberg, called Monsu Montaigne (circa 1608-1660)

*Matthieu van Plattenberg, called Monsu Montaigne (circa 1608-1660) A STORM ON A ROCKY COAST WITH SHIPS IN DISTRESS with inventory numbers 81 (in white) and 208(in red); with inscription on the relining canvas 'M: Montagnia. P N 81' oil on canvas 50 5/8 by 76 3/4 in. 128.6 by 195cm. It is interesting to note that the present painting belonged to two of the most eminent collectors in art history: Duke Ferdinand Carlo Gonzaga (1650-1708) and Johann Matthias Schulenberg (1661-1747) (see Provenance and Literature below).

50 5/8 by 76 3/4 in.

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, 10th and last Duke of Mantua (1652), Mantua and subsequently Venice one of two paintings by the artist listed in the inventory drawn up in 1706 by the painters Giovanni Canti and Antonio Calabro of part of the collection of pictu