Lot No. 945


Attributed to Giovanni Giuliani (1664 – 1744) and Workshop, John the Evangelist,


Attributed to Giovanni Giuliani (1664 – 1744) and Workshop, John the Evangelist, - Works of Art

Lower Austria, c. 1700 - 1720, relief, the saint standing in a shallow niche, his left leg resting on a book, holding a scroll, next to it his evangelist symbol (the eagle), carved walnut, 32 x 60 x 6 cm, slight worm damage, (MC)

Giovanni Giuliani (1664 Venice - 1744 Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria) was an Italian-Austrian sculptor. He studied with several masters in Bologna, Venice, Tyrol and Munich, including Giuseppe Mazza. From 1690 onwards, he lived and worked mainly in Austria, bringing Italian Baroque sculpture to Vienna. From 1711 he ran a small sculpture workshop in the monastery of Heiligenkreuz, where he played a major role in the renovation of the monastery and the Heiligenkreuzerhof in Vienna until his death in 1744.

Specialist: Christine Masser Christine Masser
+43-1-515 60-331

christine.masser@dorotheum.at

02.06.2021 - 14:00

Estimate:
EUR 3,000.- to EUR 4,000.-

Attributed to Giovanni Giuliani (1664 – 1744) and Workshop, John the Evangelist,


Lower Austria, c. 1700 - 1720, relief, the saint standing in a shallow niche, his left leg resting on a book, holding a scroll, next to it his evangelist symbol (the eagle), carved walnut, 32 x 60 x 6 cm, slight worm damage, (MC)

Giovanni Giuliani (1664 Venice - 1744 Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria) was an Italian-Austrian sculptor. He studied with several masters in Bologna, Venice, Tyrol and Munich, including Giuseppe Mazza. From 1690 onwards, he lived and worked mainly in Austria, bringing Italian Baroque sculpture to Vienna. From 1711 he ran a small sculpture workshop in the monastery of Heiligenkreuz, where he played a major role in the renovation of the monastery and the Heiligenkreuzerhof in Vienna until his death in 1744.

Specialist: Christine Masser Christine Masser
+43-1-515 60-331

christine.masser@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Works of Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 02.06.2021 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 27.05. - 02.06.2021

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