A caricature of the artist presenting a picture of himself and Simonelli to the collector Panesio and another spectator

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Pier Francesco Mola (Coldrerio 1612-1666 Rome)
A caricature of the artist presenting a picture of himself and Simonelli to the collector Panesio and another spectator
inscribed 'Mola [twice] Simonelli Invre. Panesio' (recto), drawn on a letter addressed 'Sig. Nicolo sim [onelli]' (verso, laid down)
pen and brown ink, brown wash, minor loss
5 x 7 in. (127 x 178 mm.)

Provenance

Gift of E. Horsman Coles, 15 September 1920.

Literature

H. Macandrew, Catalogue of the Collection of Drawings, III, Italian School Supplement, 1980, no. 915a.

Exhibited

Lugano, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Pier Francesco Mola, 1989, no. III.103.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Luigi Spezzaferro reads the insciption identifying the central figure in this scene as Sanesio, the name of an important Roman family who owned a number of pictures by Mola (Lugano, op. cit., under no. 104). For the relationship between Mola and Simonelli see note to lot 34 in this sale.

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