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Lot 206
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Vincenzo Camuccini

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vincenzo Camuccini
  • The Triumph of a Roman hero, possibly Marcus Claudius Marcellus
  • signed and dated lower left: .V. Camuccini ft. 1816.
  • oil on canvas, unlined

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Vercelli, Casa d'Aste Meeting Art S.p.A., 7 November 2015, lot 383.

Catalogue Note

This scene certainly appears to represent a Roman Triumph, although the setting would not appear to be Rome itself. The presence of elephants may be a clue to the identity of the conqueror – a very similar pair may be found in two drawings by Camuccini depicting the Triumph of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, on the occasion of his victory over the Gauls.1

1. See G. Piantoni de Angelis, in Vincenzo Camuccini (1771–1844). Bozzetti e disegni dallo studio dell'artista, exh. cat., Rome 1978, p. 74, cat. no. 158, reproduced p. 75; and a signed drawing of the same composition, sold London, Christie's, 26 November 1973, lot 141.