14th Jul, 2021 10:00 EDT
The Gilded Age
134
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni (Italian, 1687-1767)
The Continence of Scipio
Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 38 in. (53.9 x 96.5 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 38 in. (53.9 x 96.5 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Literature
Franca Zava Boccazzi, Pittoni, L'Opera Completa, Venice, 1979, nos. 32, 144, 248, 256, and 273 (other examples illustrated).
Note
Based on a transparency and photographs, George Knox believes the present work is likely a bozzetto, or preparatory sketch by Pittoni.
