Domenico Piola - Liberation of Saint Peter - image-1

Lot 1333 Dα

Domenico Piola - Liberation of Saint Peter

Auction 1245 - overview Cologne
16.05.2024, 14:00 - Old Masters and 19th Century, Part II
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 4.788 € (incl. premium)

Domenico Piola

Liberation of Saint Peter

Pen and brush in brown, squared with red chalk. 21 x 30.7 cm.

The present sheet relates, with some variations – e.g.: the angel´s posture – to a canvas of the Liberation of Saint Peter. The painting was originally located in the Genoese church of Santo Stefano, from which was moved after the bombings of 1942-43 damaged the church, and is now held in Palazzo Reale in Genoa.

Provenance

Italian private collection.