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ROMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1700, FOLLOWER OF PIETRO DA CORTONA
See original version (French)
62
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ROMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1700, FOLLOWER OF PIETRO DA CORTONA
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1700, FOLLOWER OF PIETRO DA CORTONA
THE GOLDEN BOUQUET
Canvas
On the reverse, an inscription specifying the subject, taken from Virgil’s *Aeneid*.
18th-century Roman frame, original stretcher
Some missing sections and lifting
Roman School, c. 1700, follower of Pietro da Cortona, The Golden Bough, canvas, with some missing sections
40 x 31.50 cm – 15.7 x 12.4 in
PROVENANCE
Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot (Thierry de Maigret), 17 June 2022, lot 37.
This motif is taken from Book IV of Virgil’s *Aeneid*, in which Aeneas must pluck a magical golden bough in order to be admitted, together with the Sibyl, into the realm of the dead
See original version (French)
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About the sale
PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS FROM THE 17TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY
Auction location
Auction time
10/14/2026 at 3:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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