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A pair of Italian painted panels early 19th century
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- each including frames 68cm. high, 74cm. wide; 2ft. 2¾in., 2ft. 5in.
one depicting Chirone and Achilles, the other with a centaur teaching Achilles to play the lyre
Catalogue Note
The present pair of panels are inspired by the famous Roman frescoes from the Basilica of Ercolano which were excavated in 1739 and were housed in Bosco Reale.