Lot 107: PIETRO FACCHETTI (MANTUA 1535-1619 ROME) - Portrait of the architect, Domenico Fontana (1543-1607), threequarter-

Name: PIETRO FACCHETTI (MANTUA 1535-1619 ROME) - Portrait of the architect, Domenico Fontana (1543-1607), threequarter-
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 3184096916

Est: £50,000 GBP - £70,000 GBP

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomJuly 04, 2018

Item Overview

Description

PIETRO FACCHETTI (MANTUA 1535-1619 ROME)
Portrait of the architect, Domenico Fontana (1543-1607), threequarter-
length, seated beside a desk with a book in one hand
and a pair of dividers in the other, a view of the dome of Saint Peter’s,
Rome, beyond
oil on canvas 119.7 x 102.6cm (47 1/8 x 40 3/8in).

Artist or Maker

Pietro Facchetti

Provenance

Provenance:
King Umberto II of Italy (1904-1983), by whom given to the present
owner’s uncle, Marchese Cesare Alberto Godi di Godio, Minister
Plenipotentiary in the Italian diplomatic service, and thence by descent

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings

Bonhams

July 04, 2018, 02:00 PM BST

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK

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