Author or Workshop:
Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo
Characteristics:
Turin, 1776. Carved and gilded walnut. Tapestry weave panel from a painting of Francois Boucher. Gift of Maria Antonia di Savoia to Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. Monogram MA of Marie Antoinette and LL of Louis XVI
Dimensions:
Height 103 cm - Width 65 cm - Depth 36,2 cm
Signed:
Dated on Royal document *5 1776 aprile 22
Provenance:
Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, France; Baroness James de Rothschild, London, U.K.; Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York, USA; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Byron Smith, Restricted Gift 1973.384
Bibliography:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Selected works of 18th century French Art in the collection of the art institute of Chicago, January 24 - March 28, 1976, pag. 108, no. 127; Giancarlo Ferraris, Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo e la scultura decorativa in legno a Torino nel periodo neoclassico (1770-1830), Fondazione Accorsi Torino 1991, pag. 44, note “*5 1776 Aprile 22”
Critique by Dr. Arabella Cifani.
