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Giuseppe Bottani

Lot No. 151

Giuseppe Bottani


Giuseppe Bottani - Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures

(Cremona 1717–1784)
The Madonna in the glory surrounded by eight holy martyrs, black chalk, on laid paper, 34,5 x 23,5 cm, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

Provenance:
Collection Giancarlo Sestieri, Rome.

Literature:
C. Tellini Perina, Giuseppe Bottani (Cremona 1717-Mantova 1784), Milan 2000, Cat. 16, fig. 16.2, p. 85.

This drawing shows another stage of design of the painting „The Madonna in the glory surrounded by eight holy martyrs“ in the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta di Orte. The arrangement of the group of martyrs at the lower margin of the composition differs considerably from the painting’s version. Apart from the sketch mentioned above for the Assumption of the Madonna in the upper part of the painting one composition study and two detail studies for the head of the Madonna are also known (Tellini Perina 2000, fig. 16.1, 16.316.5)

Specialist: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at

03.04.2020 - 14:50

Estimate:
EUR 1,200.- to EUR 1,600.-

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Giuseppe Bottani


(Cremona 1717–1784)
The Madonna in the glory surrounded by eight holy martyrs, black chalk, on laid paper, 34,5 x 23,5 cm, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

Provenance:
Collection Giancarlo Sestieri, Rome.

Literature:
C. Tellini Perina, Giuseppe Bottani (Cremona 1717-Mantova 1784), Milan 2000, Cat. 16, fig. 16.2, p. 85.

This drawing shows another stage of design of the painting „The Madonna in the glory surrounded by eight holy martyrs“ in the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta di Orte. The arrangement of the group of martyrs at the lower margin of the composition differs considerably from the painting’s version. Apart from the sketch mentioned above for the Assumption of the Madonna in the upper part of the painting one composition study and two detail studies for the head of the Madonna are also known (Tellini Perina 2000, fig. 16.1, 16.316.5)

Specialist: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at

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Auction: Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 03.04.2020 - 14:50
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: online