Capriccio with a Palladian Villa

c. 1760

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Associated Names
Mauro Antonio Tesi

Artist, Bolognese, 1730 - 1766

The image shows a garden path lined with statues and trees. A classical figure statue is close to us on the left. Further down, the path leads to an intricate structure with statues on the roof. The colors are mainly muted earth tones with touches of light blue in the sky.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sale London, Sotheby's, 23 March 1971, no.77); Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, July 1971; gift to NGA, 1991.

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Exhibition History

1989

  • The Spell of Italy: Travel Accounts 1800-1914, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, March 5-July 30, 1989.

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, 17.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Wikidata ID

Q64609123

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