Lot 20
  • 20

* Ippolito Scarsella, called Scarsellino Ferrara circa 1550 - 1620

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Description

  • Ippolito Scarsella, called Scarsellino
  • Allegorical Figures of Fidelity, Abundance, Fame and Vanity with a Banquet Beyond
  • oil on canvas

Catalogue Note

The format of the present work suggests that it was most likely part of a decorative scheme hung high with other canvases in a room as a frieze.  While it is possible to identify certain figures in the present composition, such as the figure of Fame holding a trumpet, or Vanity holding peacock feathers, the exact meaning of the allegory remains unknown for present.