0751
Frame for Giovanni Angelo Conte Braschi/Pope Pius VI
Studio of Fantoni in Rovetta/Bergamo, mid 18th century
lime wood, carved; frame, cartridge with a painting of Saint Peter in the center; decor and emblem of the family Conte Braschi, above it a canopy with a monstrance, flanked by two putti; above it the dome of a church with a wreath of rays, cherubs and a banner with the inscription: "TU ES PETRUS ET SUPER HANC PETRAM AEDIFICABO ECCLESIAM MEAM / MATTH 10.15." (You are Petrus and on this rock I will build a church); 1 ray is missing, with small expert additions
90 x 55 cm
Provenance
former private collection, Tyrol
Estimate: € 8.000 - 16.000
Result: € 8.960 (incl. fees)
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