Giuseppe Bossi – Aeneas wears his arms rushing into the vain defense of Troy, by now fallen

Giuseppe Bossi (Busto Arsizio 1777-Milan 1815)  Aeneas wears his arms rushing into the vain defense of Troy, by now fallen 1795-1800 circa  Pencil, brownish ink pen, grey ink watercolor on paper, 352 x 480 mm On the verso traces of pencil  Provenance: Italy, private collection In dialogue with the models of Canova’s reliefs of Virgilian subjects, during his study sojourn in Rome, the painter-poet verifies the expressive possibilities of the subject of history in relation…

Galliari: gran tempio

Fabrizio Galliari – Great temple dedicated to Bacchus

Fabrizio Galliari (Andorno Micca (BIella) 1709 – Treviglio 1790) Fabrizio Galliari – Great temple dedicated to Bacchus • 1771 matita, matita, penna e acquerello su carta, studio di quadro scenico per Andromeda, dramma per musica di Giuseppe Colla, libretto di Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, rappresentato al Teatro Regio di Torino nel 1771, c130 t. XI

galliari: scenografia colonnato

Fabrizio Galliari – Atrium of Columns in front of the Temple

Fabrizio Galliari (Andorno Micca (BIella) 1709 – Treviglio 1790) Fabrizio Galliari – Atrium of Columns in front of the Temple • 1771 matita, penna e acquerello su carta, studio di quadro scenico per L’Olimpiade, dramma per musica su libretto di Pietro Metastasio, musica di Francesco Bianchi, rappresentato al Regio Ducal Teatro di Milano nel 1771,…

Jean Syndon-Faurie – Studies of Male Heads

Jean Syndon-Faurie (Caniac-du-Causse 1869 – Paris 1937) Study of a male head  1907 ca. Study of a male head with headpiece 1907 ca. oil on canvas, 48,5 x 43,5 cm, each Provenance: Rome, private collection   The life of the talented painter Jean Syndon-Faurie, who studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris, was awarded…

Carlo Romagnoli – Male portrait

Carlo Romagnoli (Rome 1888 -1965) Male portrait 1913 Oil on canvas, 75.5 x 45 cm Signed upper right: C. Romagnoli-/Rome MCMXIII Provenance: Italy, private collection   The Roman artist Carlo Romagnoli trained at the capital’s Accademia di Belle Arti and associated Scuola Libera del Nudo. His debut came early, in 1905 at the Promotrice. From…

Giuseppe Siccardi – Self-portrait

Giuseppe Siccardi (Albino 1883-Bergamo 1956) Self-portrait 1943 Colored pastels on black paper, 650 x 470 mm Bottom right: A mio figlio Fermo/nelle speranze per il suo avvenire di uomo onesto- e ricordi suo padre sempre/ G. Siccardi 1943 (To my son Fermo / in the hopes for his future as an honest man – and…

Galliari orti

Fabrizio Galliari – Hanging Gardens

Fabrizio Galliari (Andorno Micca (BIella) 1709 – Treviglio 1790) Fabrizio Galliari – Hanging Gardens • 1771 matita, penna e acquerello su carta, progetto di quadro scenico per Ascanio in Alba, “festa o serenata teatrale” in musica di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto di Giuseppe Parini, per gli sponsali di Ferdinando d’Austria con Maria Ricciarda Beatrice d’Este,…