Lot No. 881


Claudio Francesco Beaumont


Claudio Francesco Beaumont - Old Master Paintings

(Turin 1694–1766)
An allegory of summer with Flora and Zephyrus, Mars and Venus, Apollo’s sun chariot and the constellation Gemini,
bozzetto for a ceiling painting,
oil on canvas, 64 x 82 cm, framed

We are grateful to Dr Arabella Cifani for identifying the present painting as Beaumont’s work on the basis of photographs. A certificate by Dr Cifani is available for this painting.

After a period of training in Turin, Claudio Francesco Beaumont travelled to Rome, where he copied the works of Raphael, the Carracci and Guido Reni. Upon his return to Turin, he worked in the service of the Savoyan court. He painted frescoes with allegorical and mythological subjects for the library and other apartments of the Palazzo Reale in Turin. An altarpiece by Beaumont depicting a Deposition from the Cross is preserved in the Chiesa di Santa Croce in Turin.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at

09.04.2014 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 12,500.-
Estimate:
EUR 10,000.- to EUR 15,000.-

Claudio Francesco Beaumont


(Turin 1694–1766)
An allegory of summer with Flora and Zephyrus, Mars and Venus, Apollo’s sun chariot and the constellation Gemini,
bozzetto for a ceiling painting,
oil on canvas, 64 x 82 cm, framed

We are grateful to Dr Arabella Cifani for identifying the present painting as Beaumont’s work on the basis of photographs. A certificate by Dr Cifani is available for this painting.

After a period of training in Turin, Claudio Francesco Beaumont travelled to Rome, where he copied the works of Raphael, the Carracci and Guido Reni. Upon his return to Turin, he worked in the service of the Savoyan court. He painted frescoes with allegorical and mythological subjects for the library and other apartments of the Palazzo Reale in Turin. An altarpiece by Beaumont depicting a Deposition from the Cross is preserved in the Chiesa di Santa Croce in Turin.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 09.04.2014 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 29.03. - 09.04.2014


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