Master Paintings Part II
Master Paintings Part II
Luigi Querena
Venice, a view of the Grand Canal; Venice, a view of St. Mark's Square
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January 30, 05:32 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Luigi Querena
Venice 1824 - 1890
Venice, a view of the Grand Canal;
Venice, a view of St. Mark's Square
both signed and dated, lower left: [L ?] Querena Venezia / 1858
a pair, both oil on canvas
each canvas: 16 1/4 by 23 3/4 in.; 41.3 by 60.3 cm.
each framed: 22 1/2 by 29 1/2 in.; 55.2 by 74.9 cm.
2
Private collection, Italy.
Luigi Querena took after his father, Lattanzio, a history painter, and enrolled at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice at age twelve, after which he trained under view and architectural painter Federico Moja (1802 - 1885). He specialized in vedute like the present lots, earning a reputation for reviving the subjects made popular by Canaletto. This prominently signed and dated pair of canvases dates to the beginning of Querena's maturity.