Lot 321
321
Circle of Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo 1610-1662)
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Circle of Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo 1610-1662)

The Triumph of Galatea

Details
Circle of Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo 1610-1662)
The Triumph of Galatea
red chalk, watermark encircled fleur-de-lys
8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (224 x 175 mm.)
Provenance
A. Maggiori (L. 3005b), with inscription 'Appartiene ad Ales.o Maggiori il quale lo compro in Roma nel 1806.' (verso)
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Nicolas Turner suggests that an attribution to Francisco Vieira Lusitano could be considered.

Lot Essay

Derived from a lost drawing by Romanelli of which a counterproof can be found in the Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf (J.M. Merz, Pietro da Cortona und sein Kreis Die Zeichnungen in Düsseldorf, Munich-Berlin, 2005, p. 404, no. 240).

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