Master Paintings Part I
Master Paintings Part I
Property from a Private American Collection
Antonio Joli
Architectural capriccio with Christ's miraculous healing of a paralytic man at Bethesda
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January 26, 05:50 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private American Collection
Antonio Joli
Modena 1700 - 1777 Napoli
Architectural capriccio with Christ's miraculous healing of a paralytic man at Bethesda
oil on canvas
canvas: 49⅛ by 40⅛ in.; 124.8 by 101.9 cm.
framed: 55¾ by 45⅞ in.; 141.6 by 116.5 cm.
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792), Highcliffe, Hampshire;1
His posthumous sale, London, Christie's, 19 March 1796, lot 70 (with a pendant, as by P. Panini);
Where acquired by Gerard Levinge van Heythuysen (circa 1751-1797), London and Bristol;
Thence by gift and then descent to Mrs. Stone Rigg;
From whom acquired by Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, 1928;
From whom acquired by Hon. M.A. Borthwick;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 14 April 1978, lot 91 (with a pendant, as by Panini);
Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Sotheby's, 9 July 1998, lot 109 (as by Joli);
Where acquired by the present collector.
His posthumous sale, London, Christie's, 19 March 1796, lot 70 (with a pendant, as by P. Panini);
Where acquired by Gerard Levinge van Heythuysen (circa 1751-1797), London and Bristol;
Thence by gift and then descent to Mrs. Stone Rigg;
From whom acquired by Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, 1928;
From whom acquired by Hon. M.A. Borthwick;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 14 April 1978, lot 91 (with a pendant, as by Panini);
Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Sotheby's, 9 July 1998, lot 109 (as by Joli);
Where acquired by the present collector.
F. Arisi, Gian Paolo Panini e i fasti della Roma del '700, Rome 1986, p. 273, cat. no. 104, reproduced (as a work by the young Panini, circa 1720);
R. Toledano, Antonio Joli, Turin 2006, pp. 104-105, cat. no. C.XIV.1, reproduced;
G. Sestieri, Il Capriccio architettonico in Italia nel XVII e XVIII secolo, Rome 2015, vol. II, p. 235, cat. no. 6.1a, reproduced in color p. 234 (as attributed to Joli, with figures by Gaspare Diziani).
R. Toledano, Antonio Joli, Turin 2006, pp. 104-105, cat. no. C.XIV.1, reproduced;
G. Sestieri, Il Capriccio architettonico in Italia nel XVII e XVIII secolo, Rome 2015, vol. II, p. 235, cat. no. 6.1a, reproduced in color p. 234 (as attributed to Joli, with figures by Gaspare Diziani).