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    • Francesco Alberi (1765-1836), Napoleon Liberator of Italy, 1809
      Dec. 03, 2015

      Francesco Alberi (1765-1836), Napoleon Liberator of Italy, 1809

      Est: €28,000 - €56,000

      Oil on canvas, margins relined Italy, 1809 Francesco Alberi (1765-1836) – Italian painter of the Neoclassicism Signed and inscribed on the lower right ‘F. Alberi dipinse per commissione del Sig. Podestà Gaet. Onesti’ Dated in an inscription on the lower links ‘LIBERATORI / SUO / ITALIA / MDCCCIX’ [Tot he liberator of Italy 1809] Dimensions: 135 x 176.5 cm Restoring note on the reverse (1928) Gilt wooden frame: 154 x 194 cm Good condition Provenance: according to the owner Austrian noble family; Auction house Dorotheum (16th Juny 2011, Los 22) Francesco Alberi is known for his historical depictions in the art of Jacques-Louis David. His Napoleon depictions are some of his most popular paintings Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 55,000 Euro The painting shows an allegoric depiction of Napoleon I. (1769-1821), the French Emperor and since 26 May 1805 also King of Italy. Napoleon is sitting on a throne and is in the company of Athene, the goddess of the cities, wisdom and war, as well as a female figure with a coat in emerald-green, who is handing him the Cesare’s attribute – the laurel wreath as a symbol of the Lombard crown. Behind of her follows a legate of Zeus with a cornucopia, which should promise a fertile land. On the right of the throne stands Herakles, which symbolizes Napoleon’s predominance. The putto to the feet of the throne stands for the legislation to be organized in Italy. The original owner of the painting, Gaetano Onesti (1748-1825) was 1809 the mayor of the Italian town Padua, at the time when Alberi studied at the Art academy there. Condition: The painting is in good condition with typical for the age craquelure. The canvas was relined in the margins. Isolated retouches in the marginal area, on the background and on the figures are visible under UV-light. There is relined area on the reverse of the canvas. The dimensions are 135 x 176 cm and the frame measures 154 x 194 cm Francesco Alberi (1765-1836) The painter Francesco Alberi was active in Bologna, Padua, Rimini and Rome. He got his education by Giuseppe Soleri in Rimini, after which he was a student under Domenico Corvi in Rome. Five years later he went back to Rimini, where he painted numerous famous families, such as Battaglini, Garampi, Ganganelli and Spina. In 1799 he became a professor in design on the am Lyceum in Rimini. From 1803 to 1806 he was a professor in the Academy for Fine arts in Bologna and to 1810 in Padua. Alberi painted preferentially classic Greek-Roman and historic themes. Alberi also wrote some art books, for example his „Teorie dell’arte pittorica“[Theory on the art of the panting]. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.

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    • Artwork by: Francesco Alberi (Rimini 1765-1836
      Jun. 16, 2011

      Artwork by: Francesco Alberi (Rimini 1765-1836

      Est: €8,000 - €10,000

      Artwork by: Francesco Alberi (Rimini 1765-1836 Bologna),

      Dorotheum
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