French School, early 19th Century, A suite of nineteen mythological watercolors
French School, early 19th Century
A suite of nineteen mythological watercolors
Comprising: Cupid riding in a chariot pulled by two tigresses (i); Mythological scene (ii); Goddess riding in a chariot pulled by two winged cupids (iii); Cupid pulled by a lion preceded by an old warrior (iv); Triumphant Cupid in a chariot preceded by a griffon (v); Cupid in a chariot pulled by two griffons (vi); Cupid riding in a chariot pulled by two lions (vii); Cupid in a chariot pulled by two deer (viii); Cupid in a chariot pulled by two goats (ix); Dionysus in a chariot pulled by two fauns (x); Abundance in a chariot pulled by snakes (xi); Night on a chariot pulled by two horses (xii); Amphitrite (xiii); Magnanimous Love (xiv); Europa and the Bull (xv); Man and Woman (xvi); Pompeian Fantasies: Drunken Dionysus (xvii); Pompeian Fantasies: Drunken Dionysus (xviii); Diana and Endymion (xix)
watercolor and gouache
14 ¾ x 21 in. (37.5 x 53.3 cm) (i-xiv, largest); 14 ¼ x 17 7/8 in. (36.2 x 45.4 cm) (xv); 12 ¼ x 10 in. (31.1 x 25.4 cm) (xvi); 14 1/8 x 20 ¼ in. (35.9 x 51.4 cm) (xvii); 14 x 19 ¼ in. (35.6 x 48.9 cm) (xviii); 13 x 20 ¾ in. (33 x 52.7 cm) (xix)
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This group of watercolors can be firmly attributed to Michelangelo Maestri (Rome 1741-1812).
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French School, early 19th Century
A suite of nineteen mythological watercolors
Comprising: Cupid riding in a chariot pulled by two tigresses (i); Mythological scene (ii); Goddess riding in a chariot pulled by two winged cupids (iii); Cupid pulled by a lion preceded by an old warrior (iv); Triumphant Cupid in a chariot preceded by a griffon (v); Cupid in a chariot pulled by two griffons (vi); Cupid riding in a chariot pulled by two lions (vii); Cupid in a chariot pulled by two deer (viii); Cupid in a chariot pulled by two goats (ix); Dionysus in a chariot pulled by two fauns (x); Abundance in a chariot pulled by snakes (xi); Night on a chariot pulled by two horses (xii); Amphitrite (xiii); Magnanimous Love (xiv); Europa and the Bull (xv); Man and Woman (xvi); Pompeian Fantasies: Drunken Dionysus (xvii); Pompeian Fantasies: Drunken Dionysus (xviii); Diana and Endymion (xix)
watercolor and gouache
14 ¾ x 21 in. (37.5 x 53.3 cm) (i-xiv, largest); 14 ¼ x 17 7/8 in. (36.2 x 45.4 cm) (xv); 12 ¼ x 10 in. (31.1 x 25.4 cm) (xvi); 14 1/8 x 20 ¼ in. (35.9 x 51.4 cm) (xvii); 14 x 19 ¼ in. (35.6 x 48.9 cm) (xviii); 13 x 20 ¾ in. (33 x 52.7 cm) (xix)
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This group of watercolors can be firmly attributed to Michelangelo Maestri (Rome 1741-1812).
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