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February 4, 05:54 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
ETIENNE PARROCEL
Avignon 1696 - 1775 Rome
THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST
oil on canvas, a bozzetto, unframed
canvas: 14 by 10¾ in.; 35.6 by 27.3 cm.
Born into a family of painters and engravers from Montbrisson in the Loire region, Etienne Parrocel spent much of his working life in Rome. In France, he studied under his uncle Pierre (1670-1739) who in 1717 took Etienne to Rome where he joined the Academia di San Luca in 1734.
Etienne's religious works were in demand during the 18th century, especially after Pierre Guérin de Tencin commissioned an untraced painting of his. Known for his large frescoes, Etienne would likely first create bozzetti, or sketches, such as this. The loose strokes and swirling fabrics, as well as the white highlights in the flesh stylistically connect with Etienne's bozzetto from circa 1739 in the Palazzo Chigi, Ariccia.1
1. Oil on canvas, 32 by 22 cm., inv. no. CL 95. See http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/64110/