Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (Florence 1660-1731) and Studio, Aurora and Diana, or an Allegory of Spring; and Bacchus and Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, or an Allegory of Autumn

Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (Florence 1660-1731) and Studio
Aurora and Diana, or an Allegory of Spring; and Bacchus and Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, or an Allegory of Autumn
oil on canvas
the first: 78 1/8 x 210 5/8 in. (198.5 x 535 cm.); and the second: 79 x 206 1/4 in. (200.7 x 524 cm.)
(2)a pair

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Provenance
Anonymous sale; Franco Semenzato, Venice, 20 September 1992, lot 27.
Anonymous sale; Finarte, Milan, 18 October 1994, lots 64 and 65, as Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani and Nicola van Houbraken.
Anonymous sale; Franco Semenzato, Venice, 22 February 1998, lot 151.
with Pelham Galleries, London, where acquired in 2000 by the present owner.

Literature
M. Fagiolo dell'Arco, 'Quadri di frutti, fiori e simili: 12 nature morte del barocco romano', Antiquaria, I, Rome and Venice, 1994, pp. 50-54, as Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani and Nicola van Houbraken.