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Vernet’s Magnificent Tribute to His Beloved Italy

Paris | 3 December

Vernet’s Magnificent Tribute to His Beloved Italy

In the 18th century, Joseph Vernet was uncontestably the greatest landscape painter of his generation. In this episode of Anatomy of an Artwork, discover how the ambitious and poetic landscape of ‘View of Tivoli’ pays tribute to the Italy Vernet loved so dearly. Considered lost for over 100 years, this stunning panorama is just one of the many splendid paintings on offer in our upcoming sale Tableaux Dessins Sculptures 1300-1900 (3 December | Paris) Click hereto watch more Sotheby’s videos.

Past Auction
Tableaux Dessins Sculptures 1300-1900
3 December 2020 | 5:15 PM CET | Paris

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