Amphitrite Being Carried To Her Marriage With Poseidon
4.09 cms (1.61 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Dec 6, 2018.
Lot 806
Lot 806
Estimate: CAD $600 - $800
Realised: CAD $1,200
Realised: CAD $1,200
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Christopher Powney, Dealer in Drawings, London, UK as "The Birth of Venus";
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1978
Notes:
It seems likely the picture represents Amphitrite being carried to her marriage with Poseidon. The picture could have been derived from several "Triumph" paintings such as "The Triumph of Neptune" (1638-40) by Nicolas Poussin; the "Galatea" by Raphaello Sanzio and Giulio Romano; and "The Marriage of Poseidon and Amphitrite", the frieze from an altar in the Temple of Neptune at Rome.
Cipriani was a pupil of Italian-English artist Ignazio Hugford in Florence. He travelled to Rome in 1750 and to England in 1755 at the suggestion of Sir William Chambers and Joseph Wilton. In 1758, he taught drawing in Duke of Richmond's private gallery in Whitehall. Cipriani was founding member of the Royal Academy (1768).
He created many drawings in pencil, chalk and wash. He influenced British painter John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779) and the Swiss artist Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807).
Christopher Powney, Dealer in Drawings, London, UK as "The Birth of Venus";
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1978
Notes:
It seems likely the picture represents Amphitrite being carried to her marriage with Poseidon. The picture could have been derived from several "Triumph" paintings such as "The Triumph of Neptune" (1638-40) by Nicolas Poussin; the "Galatea" by Raphaello Sanzio and Giulio Romano; and "The Marriage of Poseidon and Amphitrite", the frieze from an altar in the Temple of Neptune at Rome.
Cipriani was a pupil of Italian-English artist Ignazio Hugford in Florence. He travelled to Rome in 1750 and to England in 1755 at the suggestion of Sir William Chambers and Joseph Wilton. In 1758, he taught drawing in Duke of Richmond's private gallery in Whitehall. Cipriani was founding member of the Royal Academy (1768).
He created many drawings in pencil, chalk and wash. He influenced British painter John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779) and the Swiss artist Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807).
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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