Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)

Piazza dei Signori, Padua

Details

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)
Piazza dei Signori, Padua
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, on grey paper
7.5/8 x 10 in. (19.4 x 25.4 cm.)

Provenance

with M. Knoedler, New York.
with Leger Galleries, London, 1965.

Exhibited

Hastings, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, The Wide World of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon: A Retrospective Exhibition of his Art, 17 July-12 September 1976, no. 16.
London, Campbell and Franks, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon: A Retrospective of his Art, 1976, no. 117, as 'Padua'.
London, Chris Beetles, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906): Exhibition of Watercolours and Pastels, 12 November-18 December 1982, no. 116.

Lot Essay

The Piazza dei Signori is an elegant square in the centre of Padua, lined with fourteenth- and fifteenth-century buildings, including the Palazzo del Capitanio, the former residence of the Venetian Governors (Signori), and the Torre dell'Orologio, with its arcade and graceful Renaissance gallery, the Loggia del Consiglio.

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