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Lot 118
  • 118

Domenico Mondo

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Domenico Mondo
  • The Triumph of Hercules
  • oil on canvas

Provenance

Private collection, France.

Condition

The catalogue illustration is representative. The canvas has an effective relining which has not flattened the paint surface which is clean and full of impasto. A small patch of restoration can be made out centre right. The painting is in good condition with minimal retouching, as confirmed by inspection under UV light. This painting is offered in a carved and gilt wood frame which is in good overall condition.
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Catalogue Note

An autograph sketch for The Triumph of the Coat of Arms of the Bourbons ceiling in the Salone degli Alabardieri, Palazzo Reale, Caserta (see D. Campanelli, Domenico Mondo: Un solimenesco in Terra di Lavoro, Naples 1997, p. 33).