The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Townhouse
The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Townhouse
Gennaro Greco, called Il Mascacotta
Fantastical Architectural Views, A Pair
No reserve
Live auction begins on:
February 8, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Bid
300 USD
Lot Details
Description
Gennaro Greco, called Il Mascacotta
Naples 1663 - 1714 Nola
View of a Pool Seen Through a Portico;
View of a Rusticated Colonnade
oil on copper, a pair
each copper: 8 ¼ x 7 ¼ in.; 21.0 x 18.4 cm
each framed: 10 ⅝ x 9 ½ in.; 27.0 x 24.1 cm
Dr. Bernard Breslauer;
By whose estate sold ('Property from the Estate of Dr. Bernard Breslauer'), Christie's New York, 26 January 2005, lot 28;
Where acquired by Aso O. Tavitian.
Gennaro Greco produced this charming pair of vedute ideate, or ideal views, in Naples around the turn of the eighteenth century. Drawing on the rich Italian tradition of vedutisti, Greco conceived his illusionistic scenes with fantastical, yet meticulously rendered, architectural elements in theatrical tableaux. Greco almost certainly produced such works for the open market (rather than on commission), underscoring the genre’s popularity.
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