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Lot 1617 Dα

Michelangelo Maestri - Two Classical Gods in Pompeijan Style with a Grotesque Fries

Auction 1057 - overview Cologne
14.11.2015, 11:00 - Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Drawings
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 7.440 € (incl. premium)
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Michelangelo Maestri

Two Classical Gods in Pompeijan Style with a Grotesque Fries

Gouache and pencil over etched contours. Each 44 x 49 cm.
Framed under glass.
Signed lower right: MichAng. Maestri fece in Roma. Inscribed lower left: Raf. Sanz.Urb.inv.

Michelangelos Maestri's decorative and popular compositions took their inspiration from the frescoes of Pompeii and and the Herculaneum, as well as the drawings of Raphael and Giulio Romano.
Very well conserved sheets with vivid colours.

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland.