Pier Leone Ghezzi (1674-1755)

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Pier Leone Ghezzi (1674-1755)

Padre Centi of the Congregation of the Oratorians

signed, dated and inscribed 'IL. P. CENTI./DELLA - CON:/GREGATIONE/DLL.ORATO:/RIO.ALLA/QUILA.E.EV/GESUITA - E/VE.USCI/GHEZZI.FF./CE.APRILE 1754' and 'chi vuole denaro à interesse à tutti le parti del mondo vada al ... di Roma che resterà consolato. -Come ancteèvino è olio servizio proprio vada al ... e domanda il S. Alfervoli, and with inscriptions 'Il Padre Centi della Congregazione dell'Oratorio.' and '43'; black chalk, pen and brown ink, the mount with a watermark twice encircled fleur-de-lys
318 x 222mm.

Provenance

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and thence by descent to the 7th Duke of Wellington

Lot Essay

Ghezzi was himself a lay Oratorian. He was a friend of almost all the Oratorians of the Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, and made portraits of them now in the Vatican Collection. He frequently visited the Vallicella after moving to the Via Giulia nearby

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