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Unknown — Juno And Jupiter On Mount Ida
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Juno And Jupiter On Mount Ida

A graceful neoclassical composition depicting the divine encounter between Juno and Jupiter atop Mount Ida, rendered with delicate draftsmanship and a refined sense of mythological grandeur. The work bears an old attribution to Francesco Bartolozzi, the celebrated Italian engraver and draughtsman known for his elegant figurative style, inscribed in brown ink on the original album page. Though the true authorship remains unknown, the drawing reflects the sophisticated aesthetic of the late eighteenth century and its enduring fascination with classical antiquity.

Medium
bears old attribution in brown ink on the old album page: Bartolozzi

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Old Masters Online

October 18, 2019

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 17

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Unknown, Juno And Jupiter On Mount Ida

A graceful neoclassical composition depicting the divine encounter between Juno and Jupiter atop Mount Ida, rendered with delicate draftsmanship and a refined sense of mythological grandeur. The work bears an old attribution to Francesco Bartolozzi, the celebrated Italian engraver and draughtsman known for his elegant figurative style, inscribed in brown ink on the original album page. Though the true authorship remains unknown, the drawing reflects the sophisticated aesthetic of the late eighteenth century and its enduring fascination with classical antiquity.

Medium
bears old attribution in brown ink on the old album page: Bartolozzi
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Classical, Juno, Ink, European, Jupiter, Narrative, Classical Mythology, Mythological, Drawing, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art