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Giambattista Tiepolo and workshop

Venice 1696 – 1770 Madrid

First sketch for the fresco „The Continence of Scipio“ for the Villa Cordellina in Montecchio Maggiore. 1743

Oil on canvas, relined with cotton (historical). 68 x 45 cm (26 ¾ x 17 ¾ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Giambattista Tiepolo and workshop. First sketch for the fresco „The Continence of Scipio“ for the Villa Cordellina in Montecchio Maggiore. 1743.

Estimate:

EUR 8,000

 

- 10,000

USD 10,140

 

- 12,700

Sold for:

35,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 229-235

ORANGERIE. Selected Objects, Thursday, 27.11.2014

Information

Oil on canvas, relined with cotton (historical). 68 x 45 cm (26 ¾ x 17 ¾ in.). On the contemporary stretcher a wax signet with coat of arms and Baron's crown (coat of arms illegible). Some areas of the painting with scuff marks.

Comparable image (second sketch): "The Continence of Scipio“, 60 x 44 cm, Stockholm, National Museum, inv. no. NM191 (in: Filippo Pedrocco: Tiepolo, 2002 New York / Milan, cat. no. 167).

We would like to thank Dr. Andreas Schumacher, of the Bavarian Staatsgemäldesammlung, Munich, for the valuable information provided.

1970s flea market, Teltow / private collection, Brandenburg