Artwork

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Outdoor Floral Still Lives, Domenico Bettini
Domenico Bettini
Florence 1644–Bologna 1705

Outdoor Floral Still Lives

Pair, oil on canvas; estate found, lined, cleaned and period style framed
16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. = 42 x52 cm.

The Olympian Pantheon, Giacinto Calandrucci
Giacinto Calandrucci
Palermo 1646–1707

The Olympian Pantheon

Oil on canvas; relined and clean
60.5 x 80.7 cm. = 26 x 35 in.

Entombment of Christ, Ludovico Cardi il Cigoli
Ludovico Cardi il Cigoli
Cigoli 1559–Rome 1603

Entombment of Christ

Black charcoal drawing with rubbed tinting of white and red chalks on felt pressed coarse ecru toned paper
11 ½ x 14 ¾ in / 29.5 x 36.5 cm

Ruins of the Aurelian Wall and Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Louis Chaix
Louis Chaix
Marseille 1740–Paris 1811

Ruins of the Aurelian Wall and Pyramid of Caius Cestius

Black chalk on buff white laid paper, attached to a thin old backing sheet
10 ¼ x 15 ¾ in / 26 x 40 cm.

Maid Feeding Canal Ducks, Reijnier Covijn
Reijnier Covijn
1632 Antwerp–1681 Dordrecht

Maid Feeding Canal Ducks

Oil on panel; modern Dutch frame
20 ¾ x 14 ¾ in / 53 x 40 cm

Holy Family with St. John, Paolo de Matteis
Paolo de Matteis
Cilento 1662–Naples 1728

Holy Family with St. John

Lunette design: pen and bistre wash
8 x 11 3/4 in. = 20 x 30 cm.

Enamel Pyx, Limoges
Limoges
ca. 1275

Enamel Pyx

Champlevé copper and enamel cylindrical pyx and cone lid
Diameter: 3 in / 7.60 cm; height 4 in / 10 cm

Merry Couple, Pietro Longhi
Pietro Longhi
Venice 1702–1785

Merry Couple

Oil on canvas
52 x 41 cm. = 21 ½ x 16 ½ in.

Christ Healing the Lame, Bernardino Parenzano
Bernardino Parenzano
Ca.1450 Parenzo, Istria–1500 Padua

Christ Healing the Lame

Tempera and oil on panel. In early gilt wood cassetta frame.
9¼ x 13 in / 22 x 33 cm

Panoramic Capriccio, Andrea Porta
Andrea Porta
Verona 1720–1805

Panoramic Capriccio

Oil on canvas
29¼ x 39 in / 74.5 x 99.1 cm

Lamentation, Jacopo (Robusti) Il Tintoretto
Jacopo (Robusti) Il Tintoretto
Venice 1518–1594

Lamentation

Brown ink and wash with light paper reserves on beige stained paper
18 x 15.5 cm. = 7 x 10 in.

St. John the Evangelist
Unknown

St. John the Evangelist

Gilded metal
6.5 cm / 2 ½ in

Pensioner at Prayer, Jan van Bylert
Jan van Bylert
Utrecht 1597/8–1671

Pensioner at Prayer

Oil on oak panel
23 ¾ x19 ¾ in / 60.33 x 50.13 cm