Giovanni David – Episode of Ancient History
GIOVANNI DAVID (Cabella 1743 – Genoa 1790) Episode of Ancient History 1780 ca. White and yellow tempera, grey and brownish watercolor, black ink pen, 210 x 320 mm Provenance: Rome, private collection
GIOVANNI DAVID (Cabella 1743 – Genoa 1790) Episode of Ancient History 1780 ca. White and yellow tempera, grey and brownish watercolor, black ink pen, 210 x 320 mm Provenance: Rome, private collection
Salvatore Fergola (Naples 1799-1874) Grotta Bonea at Cava dei Tirreni Circa 1830 Oil on canvas, 20.2 × 16 cm Signed on back of canvas, in pen: “Fergola” Provenance: Rome, private collection Among the canonical destinations of nineteenth century landscape painting in Naples, the cave Grotta Bonea is situated on the route that led to the famous and agreeable sanctuary of Avvocatella near Cava, and was considered a picturesque subject due to the presence of wild, rocky terrain, ancient ruins…
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…
Gaetano de Simone Naples 1747–circa 1822 Portrait of the astronomer Giuseppe Cassella (Cusano Mutri 1755-Naples 1808) 1789 Oil on canvas, 66 × 52 cm Signed and dated on the back of the frame, top: “Gaetano De Simone 1789 Napoli”; lower left: “Gaetano De Simoni” Provenance: Italy, private collection Gaetano De Simone was rediscovered only recently as a protagonist of aristocratic Neapolitan…
Jacob More (Edinburgh 1740-Rome 1793) View of Lake Nemi, known as Speculum Dianae in ancient times circa 1780 Oil on canvas, 70.5 × 94.5 cm Old collection label on the frame: “N.5 Italian Landscape Jacob More” Provenance: Holland, private collection; Rome, private collection “The finest painter of air since Claude” according to Joshua Reynolds,…
Luigi Simonetti (known of from 1823 to 1871) Pair of medallion portraits circa 1835 Two roundels in terracotta, ⌀ 13.5 cm Both signed: “L. Simonetti F.” Provenance: Rome, private collection Simonetti depicts the intense portraits of this young pair in silent dialogue in terracotta, employing a highly defined approach in the faces and brief…
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…
Alessandro Castelli (Rome 1809-1902) Garibaldi camped with soldiers of the Italian Legion at Villa Doria Pamphilj, perhaps after the retreat of the French forces under General Oudinot on the night of 30 April 1849 1849 Oil on canvas, 47 × 37 cm Signed bottom right: “Castelli” Old label on back of frame: “Garibaldi in 1849”…
Mario Mafai (Rome 1902-1965) Vase of dahlias with bunch of grapes 1954 Oil on canvas, 66 x 50 cm Signed and dated bottom right: “Mafai 54” Provenance: Rome, private collection The painting’s changed colours recall the constant expressive flair of the artist, protagonist with Scipione and his wife Antonietta Raphael of an eccentric line…
Filippo Tagliolini Fogliano di Cascia 1745–Naples 1809 Portrait of Sir William Hamilton 1781- 1783 Rectangular terracotta plaque, 43.5 × 30 cm Coeval frame in veneered wood, probably southern Provenance: Naples, private collection Sir William Hamilton, Plenipotentiary Ambassador of His Britannic Majesty to the Kingdom of Naples, is depicted in profile, facing to the left and attired in full dress…
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