"Allegory of Charity and Roman Views" fan project ca 1800
"Allegory of Charity and Roman Views" fan project ca 1800
5,000.00
A Neoclassical fan project page depicting the allegory of charity and two Roman views, surrounded by intricate grotesques, the Pyramid of Caius Cestius on the left and the Temple of Vesta on the right, made of tempera on chicken or swan skin, framed in a coeval shape.
Roman school of the second half of the eighteenth century, attributable to the atelier of Tommaso Bigatti (active between 1770-1810) or Camillo Buti (1747-1808), both specialized in the creation of fans and miniatures on fine leather.
Dimensions: 25x15 cm
Condition commensurate with age: excellent, slight defects.