
An elaborate frieze showing the triumph of a Roman general
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Aureliano Milani
Bologna 1675–1749 Rome
An elaborate frieze showing the triumph of a Roman general
bears old attribution in brown ink lower left: Tiepolo;
pen and brown ink heightened with white on buff paper, the bottom margin of the sheet washed light pinkish beige
297 x 1034 mm
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 2015, lot 127.
This elaborate and pictorial frieze shows Milani's competence as a draftsman, and also his debt to the Carracci, especially Lodovico, whose style had a profound influence on Milani. This finished frieze could be a modello, related to a decorative scheme for the interior of a palace.
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