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Giovanni Battista Beinaschi

A mythological scene

Lot Closed

July 4, 10:10 AM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi

Turin 1636–1688 Naples

A mythological scene


oil on canvas

unframed: 98.1 x 72.6 cm.; 38⅝ x 28⅝ in.

framed: 114.9 x 90.2 cm.; 45¼ x 35½ in.

The subject of this painting is a unicum within Giovanni Battista Beinaschi's œuvre. The central figure, blowing on a horn, may represent one of the twelve original Titans summoning the wind.


We are grateful to Dott. Francesco Petrucci for endorsing the attribution to Giovanni Battista Beinaschi upon the inspection of digital images.