Lot 60
ALESSANDRO MAFFEI (1780-1859)
VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF SIENA CATHEDRAL, CIRCA 1852
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: Lots 1 to 336 | 16th October at 10am
Description
watercolour, signed lower left ALESSANDRO MAFFEI, within carved frame attributed to PIETRO GIUSTI (1822-1878)
Dimensions
98.5cm x 73cm (frame size 122.5cm x 97cm)
Provenance
Provenance: George Vivian (1798–1873)
Haslam & Whiteway, London
Footnote
Note: This framed watercolour of the interior of Siena Cathedral was made for the English traveller and topographical artist George Vivian circa 1852. The frame, carved by Pietro Giusti, is inspired by the bas reliefs from the Cathedral entrance. Giusti, one of the most successful nineteenth-century designers and sculptors in Tuscany, was known for his elaborately carved frames and furniture in sixteenth-century styles. His frame shown at the International Exhibition in London in 1862 won the gold medal (V&A collection, accession no. 8053:1-1862).
