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Giovanni Battista Cipriani — Minerva and the Muses
Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Minerva and the Muses

Giovanni Battista Cipriani's 'Minerva and the Muses' is executed in pen and brown ink with reddish orange wash over black chalk, framed by brown ink lines. This classical study depicts mythological figures with refined draftsmanship typical of Neoclassical drawing practices.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and reddish orange wash over traces of black chalk, within brown ink framing lines;

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Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 18, 2023

Estimate: $3,000$4,000

Lot 242

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Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Minerva and the Muses

Giovanni Battista Cipriani's 'Minerva and the Muses' is executed in pen and brown ink with reddish orange wash over black chalk, framed by brown ink lines. This classical study depicts mythological figures with refined draftsmanship typical of Neoclassical drawing practices.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and reddish orange wash over traces of black chalk, within brown ink framing lines;
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Classical, Sketch, Brown Tones, Historical, Allegorical, Female Figures, Wash Drawing, Neoclassical, Mythological, Ink Drawing