Attributed to Giuseppe Antonio Landi (Bologna, fl. 1740-1780)
An architectural fantasy with the daughters of Minyas from Ovid's Metamorphoses
细节
Attributed to Giuseppe Antonio Landi (Bologna, fl. 1740-1780)
An architectural fantasy with the daughters of Minyas from Ovid's Metamorphoses
inscribed 'Vrget opus spernitque deum Mineia proles. metamorph. 4' (lower left, on the plinth) [Still the daughters of Minyas were busy about their tasks, scorning the god...]
oil on canvas
58¾ x 79 in. (149.4 x 200.6 cm.)
拍品专文
The present picture compares favorably to a pair by Giuseppe Antonio Landi sold at Sotheby's, Milan, 17 December 1997, lot 799.