Lot Essay
The view depicted is possibly that of San Giorgio in Velabro, built by Pope Gregory IV (827-44) at the foot of the Aventine. The campanile was added during the 12th Century.
Details
Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)
Roman Ruins with a Romanesque Campanile in the distance, a washerwoman in the foreground
red chalk, watermark twice encircled fleur-de-lys
304 x 326mm.
Roman Ruins with a Romanesque Campanile in the distance, a washerwoman in the foreground
red chalk, watermark twice encircled fleur-de-lys
304 x 326mm.
Provenance
From an album probably compiled in Vienna in the early 19th Century.
A.A. Renouard; Paris, 20 November 1854 (to Potier, antiquarian bookseller, quai Malaquais).
Anon. sale; Versailles, 13 March 1966, lot 201, as Robert.
A.A. Renouard; Paris, 20 November 1854 (to Potier, antiquarian bookseller, quai Malaquais).
Anon. sale; Versailles, 13 March 1966, lot 201, as Robert.