GRAND AUCTION OF OLD MASTERS, COLONIAL ART AND VINTAGE WATCHES
Lote 297:
An oil on copper painting depicting a personification of hope after an engraving by Francesco Villamena (1564 – 1624). Part of a series of the Virtues by Francesco Villamena (1564 – 1624). They were created for a book in honour of the funeral of Pope Sixtus V. “La pompa funerale” originated and were published in Stamperia Vaticana. The six virtues were also published individually. Painting measures: 22 x 17 cm. With ebonised frame: 43.5 x 38.5 cm.
