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Carlo Alberto Baratta — Recto: The Death of Hector Verso: Two Battling Figures with Shields and Swords
Carlo Alberto Baratta

Recto: The Death of Hector Verso: Two Battling Figures with Shields and Swords

Carlo Alberto Baratta's double-sided work features 'The Death of Hector' on the recto, executed in brush and black wash with white heightening on dark blue-green paper, while the verso displays battling figures rendered in black chalk. This historical drawing demonstrates the artist's skill in classical narrative composition and figure representation.

Medium
Point of the brush and black wash heightened with white on dark blue-green paper (recto); black chalk (verso)
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master and British Works on Paper

July 1, 2022

Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000

Lot 130

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Carlo Alberto Baratta, Recto: The Death of Hector Verso: Two Battling Figures with Shields and Swords

Carlo Alberto Baratta's double-sided work features 'The Death of Hector' on the recto, executed in brush and black wash with white heightening on dark blue-green paper, while the verso displays battling figures rendered in black chalk. This historical drawing demonstrates the artist's skill in classical narrative composition and figure representation.

Medium
Point of the brush and black wash heightened with white on dark blue-green paper (recto); black chalk (verso)
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Battle Scene, Classical, Dark Tones, Historical, Italian, Black Wash, Mythological, Drawing, Figurative, Renaissance