Lot 106: Attributed to Domenico Roberti (Rome 1642-1707)

Attributed to Domenico Roberti (Rome 1642-1707)
An architectural capriccio with classical ruins and figures
oil on canvas
25 x 30¼ in. (64.1 x 76.8 cm.)

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In a letter to the present owner, dated 26 March 2004, Professor Giancarlo Sestieri proposed an attribution to Domenico Roberti, tentatively dating the picture early in the artist's career, when the influence of the French landscape painters, notably the Patels, is most evident.