Caterina de Julianis – Penitent Magdalene

Caterina de Julianis (Naples ca. 1670–1743) Penitent Magdalene 1717 Polychrome wax, painted paper, glass, tempera on paper and other materials, 21.5 × 27 cm, within the original gilded and ebonized frame, 53.7 × 59 cm, sealed on the back with lead leaf Signed and dated on the lower left: “Caterina de Julianis F. 1717” Provenance:…

Giuseppe Sanmartino – Couple of Figures in Chinoiserie

Giuseppe Sanmartino, attributed to (Naples 1720 – 1793) Couple of Figures in Chinoiserie: Female Figure at the Mirror, Male Figure with Mirror and Mask 1770 ca. Marble, gildings, height 80 cm Provenance: San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples, Villa Bruno; Rome, Bruno family     These unique marble statuettes – of two people whose features, hairstyle…

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Xavier Bueno – Self-portrait

Xavier Bueno Vera de Bidasoa, Spain 1915-Fiesole 1979 Self-Portrait 1947 Oil on canvas on panel, 45 x 34 cm Signed and dated: Xavier Bueno 1947 Provenance: Milan, private collection     Painted in 1947, Self-Portrait coincides perfectly with the idea of ‘reality’ pursued by Xavier Bueno, who in the same year developed it to create,…

Renato Tomassi – Portrait at the Front

Renato Tomassi (Subiaco [Rome] 1884 – Rome 1972) Portrait at the Front 1918 Oil on canvas, 90 x 60 cm Signed, upper left: “RT” Provenance: Italy, heirs Tomassi Bibliography: Renato Tomassi the painter der Maler (1884-1972), ed. By F. Domestici and F. Tomassi, Florence 1999, cat. X; Renato Tomassi (1884-1972). Dalle Secessioni al Realismo magico,…

Roberto Melli – Portrait of Sebastiano Carta

Roberto Melli (Ferrara 1885 – 1958) Portrait of the Poet Sebastiano Carta 1940 Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm Signed, lower right: “Melli”   Provenance: Rome, L’attico galleria d’arte; Rome, Pier Demetrio Ferrero collection; Rome, private collection Bibliography: Mostra commemorativa di Roberto Melli, exh. cat., Rome, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, ed. by N. Ponente,…

Marco Palmezzano – Christ Carrying the Cross

Marco Palmezzano (ForlĂŹ 1459 – 1539) Christ Carrying the Cross 1520-25 ca. Tempera, oil on panel; 68 x 54.5 cm Signed lower left: “Marcus Palmezanus Pictor forlivensis faciebat” Provenance: Family of the counts Alighieri di Serego, in Venetian and Umbrian properties until the 1980s; ForlĂŹ, private collection Bibliography: V. Sgarbi (ed. by), Le meraviglie della…