Antonio Basoli – Ancient Scenic Perspective
Antonio Basoli Castel Guelfo 1774 – Bologna 1843 Ancient scenic perspective with doric colonnade and exedra • 1800-10 circa Pencil, pen, gray ink watercolour, colored watercolors on paper, 730 x 955 mm
Jean-Baptiste FrĂ©dĂ©ric Desmarais – Illustrious Tuscans invite Elisa Baciocchi to the Government of the Duchy
Jean-Baptiste FrĂ©dĂ©ric Desmarais Paris 1756 – Carrara 1813 Illustrious Tuscans invite Elisa Baciocchi to the Government of the Duchy • 1809 oil on panel, 50 x 56.5 cm Fragment of inscribed label on the back: “[…] Bartolomeo di S. Marco/Michell’A[…]/Leonardo da Vinci/9 Galileo/ 10 Machiavelli/ 11 Le Grazie/12 Il Senatorio […]/Trono/13 Le D[…] di Corte…
François-Marius Granet – Colosseum Interior
François-Marius Granet Aix-en-Provence 1775 – 1849 Interno del Colosseo • 1802 ca. oil on canvas, 99 x 75 cm For so long, artists have celebrated the majestic beauty of the Colosseum, the Roman amphitheatre built in the time of Emperor Titus (79-81). For so long, painted views have reflected the fascination for that grandiose elliptical…
Melchior Barthel – Satyr
Melchior Barthel Dresden 1625 – 1672 Satyr • 1662 white Carrara marble, h. 53.5 cm Provenance: bought in Venice for Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria; described in the inventory of the collection of Archiduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (A. Berger, Inventar und Kunstsammlung …, “Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen in Wien”, 1, 1883, p. CLXXVI, n. 514l);…
Armando Spadini – Self-portrait in armour
Armando Spadini Poggio a Cajano (Florence) 1883 – Rome 1925 Self-portrait in armour • 1902 Oil on cardboard applied on canvas, 66 Ă— 57 cm Backside, ancient label referring to the monograph by Adolfo Venturi and Emilio Cecchi of 1927; label of exhibition Armando Spadini, Rome, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, 1983-1984 and of Bruno Tartaglia, lender…
Renato Marchisio (Marchese) – Five studies for the exhibiting pavilion of the Moto Guzzi in the Fiera Campionaria of Rome
Renato Marchisio (Marchese) (documented in the 1950’s) Five studies for the exhibiting pavilion of the Moto Guzzi in the Fiera Campionaria of Rome Guzzi) • 1952 ca. Tempera and photomontage on paper, 440 x 646 mm Provenance: Rome private collection
Alberto Peschi – Portrait of Sante Monachesi
Alberto Peschi (Macerata 1915-1983) Portrait of Sante Monachesi (1910-1991) • 1942 Tempera and pastels on paper, 270 x 210 mm Signed and dated lower right: “Peschi Alberto / 1942 . sett XX
Gigi Chessa – Study for the advertising of the Martinazzi Vermouth
Gigi Chessa (Turin 1898-1935) Study for the advertising of the Martinazzi Vermouth • 1920 ca. Pencil, tempera and watercolor on paper, 485 x 351 mm Provenance: Turin, private collection
Giosetta Fioroni – Night at the Colosseum (pair)
Giosetta Fioroni (Rome 1932) Night at the Colosseum (pair) • 1990 Glazed and painted ceramic, highlights in pure gold, 22 x 14.5 x 15 cm Engraved signature on the backside: “G Fioroni” Furnace stamps under the base: Castelli / Simonetti / N.75
Giacomo Caneva – Garden of Villa d’Este in Tivoli
Giacomo Caneva (Padua 1813 – Rome 1865) Garden of Villa d’Este in Tivoli • 1850 ca. Print on salted paper from calotype, 56.5 x 44.5 cm Provenance: Rome, private collection