ID 1248281
Lot 181 | CIRCLE OF GIANLORENZO BERNINI (NAPLES 1598-1680 ROME)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
Portrait of an architect, half-length, in black robes, holding a pair of dividers
oil on canvas
30 x 24 ¼ in. (76.2 x 61.6 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Surrey, England, 1804-1974.
with Trafalgar Galleries, London, England, by 1974.
The Barbara Piasecka Johnson Collection, by 1987, and by descent to the present owners.
Literature
M. Marini, 'Un contributo a Gianlorenzo Bernini 'al dipingere...molto inclinato', Arte Viva. Fima Antiquari, 1992, p. 42, fig. 1, as 'Gian Lorenzo Bernini'.
F. Petrucci, 'L'opera pittorica di Gian Lorenzo Bernini', in M.G. Bernardini (ed.), Bernini a Montecitorio. Ciclo di conferenze nel quarto centenario della nascita di Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Salerno, 2001, p. 91, no. 20, as 'Gian Lorenzo Bernini'.
F. Petrucci, Bernini Pittore dal disegno al 'maraviglioso composto', Rome, 2006, p. 377, no. 13, under 'ipotesi attributive, opere dubbie e di incerta attribuzione'.
Exhibited
London, The Royal Academy, Trafalgar Galleries at the Royal Academy III, 1983, as 'Gian Lorenzo Bernini'.
| Artist: | Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on panel |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on panel |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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