Live Auction 19994Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
MARIO NUZZI, CALLED MARIO DEI FIORI (ROME 1603-1673)
Lot 119

MARIO NUZZI, CALLED MARIO DEI FIORI (ROME 1603-1673)

Lilies, carnations, roses, and other flowers in a gilt urn with bas relief, on a stone ledge

Closed14 October 2021

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USD 37,500

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MARIO NUZZI, CALLED MARIO DEI FIORI (ROME 1603-1673)
Lilies, carnations, roses, and other flowers in a gilt urn with bas relief, on a stone ledge
oil on canvas
39 ¾ x 31 ¾ in. (101 x 80.6 cm.)

Specialist note

In 2007 Mina Gregori endorsed the attribution to Mario Nuzzi (written communication, 1 October 2007). Gregori notes that this still life contains all of the elements typical of the artist: the abundant array of flowers is struck by the dramatic light so favored by post-Caravaggesque artists and the use of the gilt urn sculpted in bas relief with figures recalling classical antiquity are all favorite devices employed by Nuzzi.