GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIAZZETTA (1682–1754)
Bozzetto for the Martyrdom of Saint James
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Provenance
Collection of Italico Brass, Venice;
Thence by descent, until sold, London, Sotheby’s, 8 July 2021, lot 189, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
A. Ravà, G. B. Piazzetta, Florence 1921, p. 60, photo no. 5;
R. Rearick, in From El Greco to Pollock: early and late works by European and American artists, exh. cat., (ed.) G. Rosenthal, Baltimore 1968, pp. 56-57, cat. no. 37, reproduced in black and white;
L. Moretti, ‘La data degli apostoli della chiesa di San Stae’, Arte Veneta, no. XXVII, 1973, p. 319;
R. Pallucchini & A. Mariuz, L’opera completa del Piazzetta, Milan 1982, p. 84, cat. no. 34, reproduced in black and white on p. 83;
D. Ton, in Tiepolo: Venezia, Milano, l'Europa, exh. cat., (eds.) F. Mazzocca & A. Morandotti, Milan 2020, p. 176, under cat. no. 25.
Exhibitions / Fairs
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, From El Greco to Pollock: early and late works by European and American artists, 22 October – 8 December 1968.
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