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Michele Pace, called Michelangelo del Campidoglio
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Michele Pace, called Michelangelo del Campidoglio
- View of the Torre delle Milizie in Rome, with a man standing under an arch
- Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, within partial brown ink framing lines;
bears old inscription and attribution, verso: In amphiteatrum In roma / de Gaspr Ochialj and dated: 1608
Provenance
John McGowan (L.1496);
John, Lord Northwick (1770-1859),
by inheritance at Northwick Park,
to Capt. E.G. Spencer-Churchill,
sale, London, Sotheby's, 18 November 1919, part of lot 1 (as Occhiali)
John, Lord Northwick (1770-1859),
by inheritance at Northwick Park,
to Capt. E.G. Spencer-Churchill,
sale, London, Sotheby's, 18 November 1919, part of lot 1 (as Occhiali)
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, The Paul Oppé Collection, 1958, no. 415 (as G. degli Occhiali)
Literature
A. Zwollo, Hollandse en Vlaamse veduteschilders te Rome 1675-1725, Assen 1973, p. 67, fig. 84 (as Theodoor Wilkens);
V. Birke and J. Kertesz, Die Italienischen Ziechnungen der Albertina, Vienna 1992, p. 504, under no. 976
V. Birke and J. Kertesz, Die Italienischen Ziechnungen der Albertina, Vienna 1992, p. 504, under no. 976
Condition
Hinged along the left edge to an old album page. There is a small nick to the lower left corner and a small tear to the lower right edge. There is an old crease to the upper left corner and light foxing to the sky. The medium remains reasonably fresh throughout, with the image strong.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The traditional attribution of this drawing to Vanvitelli, presumably encouraged by the old pen and ink inscription on the verso of the sheet, was maintained for a number of years after the 1919 sale at Sotheby's, and the drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1958 under that name. An Zwollo subsequently published it in 1973 as Theodoor Wilkens, but a second (and seemingly less accomplished) version of the Oppé drawing in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna, would seem to provide the key to the correct attribution of this unusual work.1 This Albertina drawing bears an old inscription in the lower left corner: Michel Angnolo / di Campidoglio.
The composition is also known through another drawing, also in the Albertina, in which Raphael Carl Reinhart has copied Campidoglio's concept but has shown the cloaked man appearing to step out into the Roman cityscape before him.2
1. Birke and Kertesz, op. cit., p. 504, no. 976
2. Vienna, Albertina, inv. no. 6270