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Pietro Facchetti — Portrait of an antiquarian amongst the ruins of the Colosseum
Pietro Facchetti

Portrait of an antiquarian amongst the ruins of the Colosseum

Pietro Facchetti's oil painting depicts an antiquarian scholar positioned among the ruins of the Colosseum in Rome. The work combines portraiture with archaeological subject matter, reflecting Renaissance interest in classical antiquity.

Medium
oil on canvas
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect

April 21, 2021

Estimate: $30,000 – $40,000

Lot 4

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Pietro Facchetti, Portrait of an antiquarian amongst the ruins of the Colosseum

Pietro Facchetti's oil painting depicts an antiquarian scholar positioned among the ruins of the Colosseum in Rome. The work combines portraiture with archaeological subject matter, reflecting Renaissance interest in classical antiquity.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Historical Architecture, Scholarly, Classical Ruins, Italian, Portrait, Narrative, Earth Tones, Oil on Canvas, Male Figure, Renaissance