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Michelangelo Maestri - Two Ancient Gods with a Grotesque Fries in the Style of Pompei

Auction 1076 - overview Cologne
19.11.2016, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 8.680 € (incl. premium)

Michelangelo Maestri

Two Ancient Gods with a Grotesque Fries in the Style of Pompei

Gouache on paper. Each 44 x 49 cm.
Framed under glass.
Signed lower right: MichAng. Maestri fece in Roma. Lower left: Raf. Sanz. Urb. inv.

Michelangelo Maestri's decorative compositions were highly regarded during his lifetime. They were based on the frescoes of Pompei and Herculaneum and on the drawings of Raphael and Giulio Romano.

Two well-preserved sheets with fresh colours in an attractive frame.

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland.