David: presentation

Giovanni David – Birth of the Virgin

Giovanni David (Cabella 1743 – Genoa 1790) Birth of the Virgin 1784-1785 Black ink pen, polychrome watercolors, tempera on paper, 507 x 485 mm Provenance: Rome, private collection Executed in pandant with Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple, it is presumably the presentation drawing for the commission of the Birth of the Vergin for…

Pelagio Palagi – Album with 32 Views of Rome and its Surroundings

          Pelagio Palagi (Bologna 1775-Turin 1860)  Album of 32 views of Rome and surroundings, taken from life with ideal reconstructions of ancient buildings  circa 1806  Album of 30 sheets, of which 29 drawn in pen and brown ink with traces of pencil, two also drawn on the back and one in pencil, 238 × 377 mm each  Provenance: England, private collection    The genre of drawing from life of Roman vedute boasts a centuries-long tradition among the artists of diverse…

Giuseppe Bossi – Symposium and figures studies

Giuseppe Bossi (Busto Arsizio 1777-Milan 1815) Scene of an ancient style symposium, with self-portrait in the centre (recto) Study of head and figures reclining at the banquet (verso) circa 1810 Pen and pencil on paper, 445 × 580 mm Rubber-stamped in the centre: “BOSSI” Provenance: Milan private collection   Depicting an ancient symposium that recalls…

Domenico Baccarini – Selfportrait

Domenico Baccarini Faenza 1882–1907 Self-Portrait 1903 Pen on paper, 170 x 135 mm Signed and dated lower right: “D Baccarini 1903”       The uninterrupted series of self-portraits carried out by Domenico Baccarini constitutes a substantial visual diary of his brief life. A common thread firmly links private sphere with artistic research, the tension…

Francesco Paolo Michetti – Study of a Female Head

Francesco Paolo Michetti Francesco Paolo Michetti Tocco da Casauria 1851-Francavilla al Mare 1929 Study of a Female Head 1883 Pastel on paper, 450 x 400 mm Signed and dated: “FP. Michetti ”83″ Provenance: Rome, Amelia Almegià and Aldo Ambron, acquired from the artist; descendants of the Ambrons Bibliography: Janni 1910, 11, p. 966; Ojetti 1910,…

Lipinsky

Sigmund Lipinsky – Young Girl

Sigmund Lipinsky Grudziądz 1873 – Rome 1940 Young Girl 1914 Pencil and pastel on paper, 29 x 26 cm Signed lower left «S Lipinsky Roma 14» Bibliography: Catalogo 1914, p. 51, n. 264 Exhibitions: I Esposizione Internazionale del Bianco e Nero, Firenze, 1914;   Noted above all for his production in drawing, Sigmund Lipinsky was…

Anonymous – Portrait of Tadeus Kościuszko

Anonymous Portrait of Tadeus Kościuszko 1796 circa Pen and black ink, brown watercolour ink, 90 x 70 mm Inscribed on the back, on old support paper: “Kosciusko / patriots”; inscribed on the back of the frame support: “N. 85 (provenienza Walpole) Taddeo Kosciuszko 1746-1817 Insigne patriota Polacco – emigrò in America e fu Aiutante di…