Studies of drapery

Bottani’s classical paintings required a precise graphic backbone, as evidenced in this elegant study of drapery. Trained under Maratti's pupil Agostino Masucci, the artist is a key figure for the transition from the late Baroque to Neoclassicism and his style became particularly appreciated as he was appointed Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti in Mantua in 1769.