Alberto Martini (Oderzo 1876-Milan 1954) Some Words with a Mummy 1908 Pen and Indian ink on paper, 354 x 254 mm Signed and dated in pen, on the border, lower left: ALBERTO. MARTINI / 1908 and in pencil beneath to the right: A. Martini; title in pen lower centre: PETITE DISCUSSION AVEC UNE MOMIE; inscription…
Ennemond-Alexandre Petitot (Lione 1727-Marore (Parma) 1801) Grenadier à la Grecque 1771 Brown watercolored ink pen on paper, 315 x 250 mm, within coeval Parma frame Provenance: Parma, private collection The drawing, preparatory for one of the etching engraved by Benigno Bossi for the famous Mascarade à la Grecque, emblematically testifies to the spread of the…
Giuseppe Bossi (Busto Arsizio 1777-Milan 1815) Aeneas wears his arms rushing into the vain defense of Troy, by now fallen 1795-1800 circa Pencil, brownish ink pen, grey ink watercolor on paper, 352 x 480 mm On the verso traces of pencil Provenance: Italy, private collection In dialogue with the models of Canova’s reliefs of Virgilian subjects, during his study sojourn in Rome, the painter-poet verifies the expressive possibilities of the subject of history in relation…
Fabrizio Galliari (Andorno Micca (BIella) 1709 – Treviglio 1790) Fabrizio Galliari – Great temple dedicated to Bacchus • 1771 matita, matita, penna e acquerello su carta, studio di quadro scenico per Andromeda, dramma per musica di Giuseppe Colla, libretto di Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, rappresentato al Teatro Regio di Torino nel 1771, c130 t. XI
Fabrizio Galliari (Andorno Micca (BIella) 1709 – Treviglio 1790) Fabrizio Galliari – Atrium of Columns in front of the Temple • 1771 matita, penna e acquerello su carta, studio di quadro scenico per L’Olimpiade, dramma per musica su libretto di Pietro Metastasio, musica di Francesco Bianchi, rappresentato al Regio Ducal Teatro di Milano nel 1771,…
Jean Syndon-Faurie (Caniac-du-Causse 1869 – Paris 1937) Study of a male head 1907 ca. Study of a male head with headpiece 1907 ca. oil on canvas, 48,5 x 43,5 cm, each Provenance: Rome, private collection The life of the talented painter Jean Syndon-Faurie, who studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris, was awarded…
Fabrizio Galliari (Andorno Micca (BIella) 1709 – Treviglio 1790) Fabrizio Galliari – Shady part of the Royal Gardens on the banks of the Nile and corresponding to the Apartments with the list of scene changes • 1773 , matita, penna e acquerello su carta, elenco dei quadri scenici e studio di scena per Nitteti, dramma…
Carlo Romagnoli (Rome 1888 -1965) Male portrait 1913 Oil on canvas, 75.5 x 45 cm Signed upper right: C. Romagnoli-/Rome MCMXIII Provenance: Italy, private collection The Roman artist Carlo Romagnoli trained at the capital’s Accademia di Belle Arti and associated Scuola Libera del Nudo. His debut came early, in 1905 at the Promotrice. From…
Fabrizio Galliari (Andorno Micca (BIella) 1709 – Treviglio 1790) Fabrizio Galliari – Temple of Hermes in the Woods, for the Spousal Turin • 1771 matita, penna e acquerello su carta, studio di quadro scenico per Issea, favola pastorale per musica di Gaetano Pugnani, libretto, rappresentata al Teatro Regio di Torino nel 1771 per gli sponsali…
Giuseppe Siccardi (Albino 1883-Bergamo 1956) Self-portrait 1943 Colored pastels on black paper, 650 x 470 mm Bottom right: A mio figlio Fermo/nelle speranze per il suo avvenire di uomo onesto- e ricordi suo padre sempre/ G. Siccardi 1943 (To my son Fermo / in the hopes for his future as an honest man – and…