Giambettino Cignaroli, 1706 Verona – 1770, zu... Lot n° 308

ANTONIUS AND CLEOPATRA Oil on canvas. Doubled. 120 x 90 cm. In an à jour bronzed frame with polished mirror trimming. Against a dark background the depiction of the figures, a young lady with pearl jewelry, probably identifiable as Cleopatra, with a bearded man visible behind her, pointing in one direction. In front of her is a servant figure bringing in further jewels. The painter was a pupil of Antonio Balestra (1666-1740) and devoted himself mainly to religious motifs, with a few exceptions. According to tradition, Emperor Joseph II is said to have called this artist the first painter in Europe after his visit to Verona. (14007612) (13) Giambettino Cignaroli, 1706 Verona- 1770, attributed ANTONIUS AND CLEOPATRA Oil on canvas. Relined. 120 x 90 cm