Lot 2152 D α

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, circle of - Romulus and Remus battling the Cattle Thieves

Auction 1153 - overview Cologne
30.05.2020, 11:00 - Fine Art
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.200 €

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, circle of

Romulus and Remus battling the Cattle Thieves

Red chalk on paper (watermarked).. 22.6 x 29 cm..

With two unidentified collector's stamps. Inscribed on the reverse: Guercino. N° 21. The present work is a copy of Agostino Carraci's fresco in the Palazzo Magnani in Bologna. We would like to thank Nicholas Turner for his kind help in cataloguing this piece.

Provenance

Belgian private collection.