Lot 171
  • 171

Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte
  • Rome, four classical views with figures: The Campo Vaccino; The Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine; The Pyramid of Cestius; and The Arch of Constantine, with the Arch of Titus, the Tower of the Campidoglio, the Temple of Venus and the Clock Tower of Santa Francesca Romana
  • a set of four, all oil on canvas

Provenance

Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Lady'), London, Christie's, 14 December 1979, lot 125, for £15,000;
With Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox Ltd, London;
From whom acquired by the present owner.

Condition

The following condition report is provided by Henry Gentle who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby's: Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orrizonte Four views of Rome The original canvases have all been lined. The paint layers are all secure but in raking light all have slight vertical ridges across their surfaces, perhaps the result of being rolled. Under u-v lighting all show a scattering a minor restorations mostly concentrated to the sky areas , where minor loss has occurred , with some in isolated areas within the darker passages . All the paintings have evidence of pale shrinkage cracking. Over all, the paintings are in a good state of preservation with the paint texture well preserved and the colours retaining their vibrancy and depth. There is the remains of an old varnish across the surfaces and its removal would improve the tonality to all of them.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

Catalogue Note

Comparable views incorporating the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine are in the Galleria dell'Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, and at the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (see A. Busiri Vici, Jan Frans Van Bloemen, Orizzonte e l'origine del paesaggio romano settecentesco, Rome 1974, nos 324 and 221 respectively), while the view that features the tower of the Campidoglio, the Temple of Venus and S. Francesca Romana recalls the composition listed as no. 223 by Busiri Vici in the Buffolo collection, Rome.