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Mauro Antonio Tesi (Maurino)
Montalbano 1730 - 1766 Bologna
'A Capriccio of Classical Ruins by a River
Pen and Brown Wash, Red Chalk
10 1/4" x 7 1/16"
(260 x 180 mm)
Provence:
Bisi-Gibelli Album
Collection Dr. Richard P. Wunder.
Exhibition:
Middlebury, Vermont, Middlebury Collage, Architectural, Ornament, Landscape, and Figure Drawings Collected by Richard Wunder, 1975, P.57, No. 86, i11. P.163.
This is probably a late drawing by Tesi and could have been for a decorative wall painting.
An exquisite 18th-century drawing by Italian artist Mauro Antonio Tesi (Maurino) (1730–1766), titled A Capriccio of Classical Ruins by a River. This delicate work, executed in pen and brown wash with red chalk, showcases Tesi’s masterful use of architectural fantasy, likely intended as a preparatory study for a decorative wall painting.
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Artist: Mauro Antonio Tesi (Maurino)
Dates: 1730 (Montalbano) – 1766 (Bologna)
Title: A Capriccio of Classical Ruins by a River
Medium: Pen and brown wash, red chalk
Dimensions: 10 1/4" x 7 1/16" (260 x 180 mm)
Provenance:
Bisi-Gibelli Album
Collection of Dr. Richard P. Wunder
Exhibition History:
Middlebury College, Vermont – Architectural, Ornament, Landscape, and Figure Drawings Collected by Richard Wunder (1975), P. 57, No. 86, Ill. P. 163
A rare and historically significant work, this drawing exemplifies Tesi’s talent for architectural capriccio, blending classical ruins with an atmospheric river landscape.
- Dimensions:Height: 13.78 in (35 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 11.82 in (30 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1730
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- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5803244295152
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