Francesco Podesti – Bathsheba in the bath
Francesco Podesti Ancona 1800 – Rome 1895 Bathsheba in the bath • 1830 ca. Graphite and brush ink on paper, 208 × 290 mm Signed lower left: “Francesco Podesti”
Pietro Benvenuti – Studies for Homeric Scenes
Pietro Benvenuti Arezzo 1769 – Florence 1844 Studies for Briseis Delivered to the Heralds of Agamemnon and for a Homeric Battle (recto) Study for a Homeric Battle (verso) • 1825 Pencil on paper, 441 × 308 mm Dated on the recto: “23 7bre 1825”
Bartolomeo Pinelli – Remains of the Temple of Mars in the Forum Transitorium
Bartolomeo Pinelli Rome 1781 – 1835 Remains of the Temple of Mars in the Forum Transitorium • 1820 ca. Iron gall ink and brown wash, 545 × 905 mm Titled lower right: “AVANZO DEL TEMPIO DI MARTE NEL FORO TRANSITORIO”
Luigi Brenta – Political Allegory
Luigi Brenta Active in Milan first quarter 19th century Political allegory with the Griffin replacing the She-Wolf in the presence of Minerva, a River, History, Cupids and other divine figures • 1810-20 ca. Brown ink on ivory paper, 414 × 303 mm
Giuseppe Bossi – Three figures in classical dress, sleeping under a column
Giuseppe Bossi Castel Guelfo 1774 – Bologna 1843 Three figures in classical dress, sleeping under a column • 1810 ca. Pencil, pen and brown ink, gray watercolor on paper, 178 × 264 mm Inscribed lower left in pencil: “Bossi” Inscribed on the back in pencil: “Cav. Giuseppe Bossi”
Antonio Basoli – The facade of Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati seen from the portico
Antonio Basoli Castel Guelfo 1774 – Bologna 1843 The facade of Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati seen from the portico • 1800 ca. Graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper, 423 × 493 mm Bibliography: Alessandra Frabetti, Deanna Lenzi, Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati. Momenti del neoclassico tra Camaldoli e Belpoggio, with an introduction essay by Anna Maria Matteucci, Bologna…
Luigi Sabatelli – Studies of classical figures and various studies
Luigi Sabatelli Florence 1772 – Milan 1850 Studies of Classical Figures in Battle (recto) Studies of Medieval Figures in Battle; View of Piazza della Signoria; Caricatures and Views of Palazzo Pitti and Santa Maria del Fiore (verso) • 1815 ca. Black ink pen, brown ink pen on paper, 197 × 263 mm
Luigi Sabatelli – Self-portrait and studies
Luigi Sabatelli Florence 1772 – Milan 1850 Self-portrait, various studies of classical subjects, Judgement of Paris (recto) Studies of figures in battle, various studies of classical subjects (verso) • 1800 ca. Brown ink on ivory paper, 278 × 395 mm
Giacomo Quarenghi – Facade of the Bavarian Ambassador’s Villa in the Outskirts of Petersburg
Giacomo Quarenghi Rota d’Imagna, Bergamo 1744 – Saint Petersburg 1817 Facade of the Bavarian Ambassador’s Villa in the Outskirts of Petersburg • 1800-1804 Pen, brown and gray watercolor, colored watercolors on paper, 162 × 224 mm Inscribed at the bottom center with the metric scales in feet of Paris and Bavaria
Filippo Comerio – Laurelled young woman in classical clothes bearing fruits
Filippo Comerio Locate Varesino, Como 1747-Milano 1827 Laurelled young woman in classical clothes bearing fruits • 1798 ca. Pencil, brown ink pen, brown watercolour on ivory paper, 255 × 165 mm