Antonio Basoli (1774-1848)

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Antonio Basoli (1774-1848)

A Deluge destroying a Town; and The Interior of a Mine

inscribed 'Acqua-Rottiera di un Torrente fra Monti e Città' (1) and 'Introduzione alle Viscere della Terra-Marmorea e minere/12' (2) (versi); black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
190 x 292mm. (2)

Provenance

A. Basoli (his mark, not in Lugt)
William Jeudwine, 1963

Literature

P. Fuhring, nos. 934-5

Exhibited

's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, De achtergrond belicht. Ontwepen voor het theater 1580-1800, 1976, nos. 55-6

Lot Essay

Basoli succeeded Sanquirico as the head stage set designer. Versions of both drawings identically inscribed are in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. A more finished study of the second drawings was offered in these Rooms, 10 January 1990, lot 97, illustrated