Live Auction 8995La Rosa di Montevecchia: An Italian Villa
North Italian School, 18th Century
Lot 74

North Italian School, 18th Century

Portrait of D. Carlo Venosta Visconti, age 24, seated half-length, in a dark blue jacket with a white embroidered waistcoat, at a table with books, dividers, an armillary sphere, a plan and a hat; and Portrait of Giuseppa Clerici Venosta Visconti, seated half-length, in a white embroidered dress and a feathered hat, holding a rose, at a table with a ribbon

Closed1 July 2013

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GBP 8,125

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North Italian School, 18th Century
Portrait of D. Carlo Venosta Visconti, age 24, seated half-length, in a dark blue jacket with a white embroidered waistcoat, at a table with books, dividers, an armillary sphere, a plan and a hat; and Portrait of Giuseppa Clerici Venosta Visconti, seated half-length, in a white embroidered dress and a feathered hat, holding a rose, at a table with a ribbon
both with identifying inscriptions and dated, 'Nob. Homo D. Carlo Venosta Visconti Ae suae XXIV MDCCXCIV' and 'No. Donna Giuseppa Clerici Venosat Visconti MDCCXCIV.' (respectively, centre right and centre left), and further inscribed with coat-of-arms (respectively, upper right and upper left)
oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 27½ in. (91 x 70 cm.)
a pair (2)

Specialist note

The Viscounts Venosta originated from the Tyrolean de Mazia (von Matsch) family from Val Venosta, near Schulderns. The family grew in power and became allied with the Visonti di Milan who valued their connections in the region. The family remained prominent in the Valtellina region through the Napoleonic era.