Francesco Tanadei – Love allegory with the doves of Venus, the quiver of Cupid, the vase of Hebe and two musician Satyrs

FRANCESCO TANADEI  (Locarno 1770 – Turin 1828)  Love allegory with the doves of Venus, the quiver of Cupid, the vase of Hebe and two musician Satyrs  1805 circa (perhaps the work exhibited in Turin in 1805 on the occasion of the passage of Napoleon)  Ivory engraving, ebonized wood, 26.7 x 45.2 cm  On the back, inscriptions of collecting passages: “LO 1887 KMDC MZ”; “1904 M ZUCCARELLI ROMA”  Provenance: Rome, engraver Mario Zuccarelli collection; Rome, private collection             

Giuseppe De Fabris – Paolo and Francesca and Raphael and the Fornarina

GIUSEPPE DE FABRIS  (Nove, Vicenza 1790 – Rome 1860)  Paolo and Francesca  1830 circa  Terracotta model, h 19.5 cm  Iscribed in pen under the base: “Fabris Giuseppe / disciple of Canova Antonio / in 1833 he was regent of the Accademia dei Virtuosi in the Pantheon”           Raphael and the Fornarina  1830 circa  Terracotta model, h 16.5 cm  Iscribed in pen under the base: “Fabris Giuseppe / Canova’s disciple”  Provenance: Rome, private collection   

Giovanni Prini – Madonna with child and Madonna in the niche

GIOVANNI PRINI  (Genoa 1877 – Rome 1958)  Madonna with child  1920 circa   Polychrome ceramic, 27 x 9.5 x 8 cm  Signed inside: G. Prini  Provenance: Rome, private collection         Madonna in the niche  1921  Polychrome ceramic, h 14 cm  Inside, signed and initialed with the acronym of the ceramist Carlo Ciacci’s manufacture “Italian Society for Artistic Furniture”: “G. Prini, S.I.P.L.A. ROME”  Exhibitions: XC mostra degli Amatori e Cultori, Rome, 1922, p. 47, n. 9  Provenance: Rome private collection   

Fortunato Depero – Dancer

Fortunato Depero (Fondo 1892-Rovereto 1960) Dancer 1915/50 circa tempera on paper, 67 x 48 cm signed and dated lower left: “Fort. Depero / Rome – 1915 ” Autograph dedication lower right: “All’amico Giampiero Giani – / editore del gusto, dell’onestà e della / fede Artistica 3.3.951 Fortunato Depero” (To my friend Giampiero Giani – /…