An architectural capriccio with figures before a portico
signed with initials and dated '.ADV(?). 1647' (on step, lower right)
oil on canvas
106.5 x 131.2cm (41 15/16 x 51 5/8in).

Footnotes

The present painting is one of a group identified by Giancarlo Sestieri in his three volumes on architectural capricci (see: Capriccio architettonico in Italia nel XVII e XVIII secolo, Foligno, 2015, pp. 370-377). This grouping is based on a pair of capricci offered at Sotheby's, New York, 13 October 1989, lot 260, which were found to be signed with a monogram identical to that on the present work. One of the above works was given to the Codazzi pupil Ascanio Luciano (Naples 1626-1706) by David Marshall. The hand is clearly that of a painter active in the very close following of Viviano Codazzi and Domenico Gargiulo.

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We are grateful to David Marshall for suggesting an attribution to Andrea di Michele.

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Studio of Viviano Codazzi(Bergamo 1603-1672 Rome)and Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro (Naples circa 1609-circa 1675)An architectural capriccio with figures before a portico

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