Master Paintings
Master Paintings
Property of a Distinguished Private Collector
Vicente Giner
An architectural capriccio, with Aeneas's arrival in Carthage in the foreground
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October 21, 05:18 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Distinguished Private Collector
Vicente Giner
Castéllon de la Plana circa 1636 - 1681 Rome
An architectural capriccio, with Aeneas's arrival in Carthage in the foreground
oil on canvas
canvas: 42⅞ by 64¼ in.; 108.9 by 163.2 cm.
framed: 47 by 69¼ in.; 119.4 by 175.9 cm.
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 4 April 1990, lot 235 (as attributed to Monsu Desiderio);
Where acquired by the present collector.
Where acquired by the present collector.
This large architectural capriccio typifies Vicente Giner's artistic production: dramatic orthogonals define the composition, within which the mythological tale unfolds as if before a theatrical stage set.