Lot 130
  • 130

Viviano Codazzi (Bergamo 1604-1670 Roma) e Adriaan van der Cabel (Rijswijk 1630/1-1705 Lione)

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Capriccio architettonico arco trionfale e soldati
  • olio su tela

Provenance

Christie's New York, 31 Maggio 1979, lotto 113;
Chaucer Fine Arts, Londra.

Literature

Chaucer Fine Arts, Rome: A Visiono of Antiquity. Pictures and Drawings, Classical Sculpture, Giugno-Luglio 1980, Londra 1980, cat. 3, illustrato (Codazzi, figure vicine a Filippo Napoletano);
G. Briganti-L. Trezzani e L. Laureati, "Viviano Codazzi", in I Pittori bergamaschi dal XIII al XIX secolo, Il Seicento, Bergamo 1983, vol. I, cat. 33, p. 691, illustrato p. 740;
D.R. Marshall, Viviano and Niccolò Codazzi and the Baroque Architectural Fantasy, Milano 1993, cat. VC 169, pp. 294-295, illustrato p. 295.

Condition

The canvas has been relined. The paint surface is secure although a little abraded in areas, particularly the lower section. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouchings and a larger area of retouching along the lower edge. Offered in a gilt wood frame in fair condition but somewhat rubbed.
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