Girolamo Gatti (1662-1726)

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Girolamo Gatti (1662-1726)

A Procession of Soldiers by a Palace

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
100 x 97mm.

Provenance

Count Moriz von Fries (L. 2903), his attribution and number '150.' on the mount with the inscription 'Sc. di M.A. Fran[ceschini]'.
With Houthakker, 1970, with a label on the backing.

Lot Essay

Gatti studied with Marcantonio Franceschini, and in 1715 he was appointed one of the directors of the Accademia Clementina. He painted a number of altarpieces for Bolognese churches and decorated a room in the Palazzo Pubblico.

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