Studies of Aurora and Apollo, 1794

Not on View

Medium

pen and brown ink, squared for transfer

Dimensions

overall: 71.2 x 49.8 cm (28 1/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

William B. O'Neal Fund

Accession Number

2005.126.1.b

Artists / Makers

Pietro Fancelli (artist) Bolognese, 1764 - 1850

Image Use

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Inscription

along edge in brown ink: disegni e varie invenzioni di... ; lower center in brown ink: Per il marche Lanara esequiso a calae in cura della Camera detto sua Galleria

Provenance

Société Historique et Litteraire Polonaise, Paris. (sale, Christie's London, 4 July 1972, no. 27). (sale, Sotheby's London, 13 December 2001, no. 101). (Pandora Old Masters, New York); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.
Private Collection c/o Pandora Old Masters Inc.
Sociéte Historique et Littéraire Polonaise, La
Sotheby's Olympia

Exhibition History

2023: Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Bibliography

2002: Cera, Adriano. Disegni, Acquarelli e Tempere di Artisti dal 1770 ca. al 1830 ca.. Bologna, 2002: 2:no. 4.

2002: Matteucci Armandi, Anna Maria. I decoratori di formazione Bolognese tra Settecento e Ottocento, da Mauro Tesi ad Antonio Basoli. Milan, 2002: 16.