Lot No. 15


Pietro Nelli


(Massa 1672- 1740 Rome), Portrait of a boy holding a letter in one of his hands, oil on canvas, 74 x 61 cm, carved Italian 17th-century frame,

Provenance: private collection, Cologne.

The letter the young man holds in his hand is inscribed (partly illegibly): Caris. figlio/ Per adenire... Sodisfacioni in/ordine alle Vole Ritratto che/fov... faro da Pietro Nelli Pittore/in... Città di Roma/Fecit 7 Mag 1715.

Pietro Nelli was a Roman history painter and portraitist. He was a student of Giovanni Maria Morandi and in 1712 was admitted to the Congregazione dei Virtuosi al Pantheon. In 1719 he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca. Nelli was successful as a portraitist and painted, among others, the likeness of Pope Clement XI.

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

old.masters@dorotheum.com

13.12.2012 - 14:00

Estimate:
EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-

Pietro Nelli


(Massa 1672- 1740 Rome), Portrait of a boy holding a letter in one of his hands, oil on canvas, 74 x 61 cm, carved Italian 17th-century frame,

Provenance: private collection, Cologne.

The letter the young man holds in his hand is inscribed (partly illegibly): Caris. figlio/ Per adenire... Sodisfacioni in/ordine alle Vole Ritratto che/fov... faro da Pietro Nelli Pittore/in... Città di Roma/Fecit 7 Mag 1715.

Pietro Nelli was a Roman history painter and portraitist. He was a student of Giovanni Maria Morandi and in 1712 was admitted to the Congregazione dei Virtuosi al Pantheon. In 1719 he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca. Nelli was successful as a portraitist and painted, among others, the likeness of Pope Clement XI.

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

old.masters@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 13.12.2012 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 06.12. - 13.12.2012

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