Valerio Spada ( 1613 - 1688 ) was an Italian painter. Valerio Spada s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 638.59 USD for A panther leaping from an arabesque between two baskets of grapes: Design for a frieze in 2003 to 5700 USD for DECORATIVE MOTIFS AND VIGNETTES OF MARY MAGDALEN, THE FORGE OF VULCAN, AND VARIOUS GENRE