NOVELLI. Temptations of Saint Anthony. Vision.... Lot 72

NOVELLI. Temptations of Saint Anthony. Vision. Drawings. NOVELLI, Peter Anthony. Temptations of Saint Anthony. Vision. Drawings.1729 - 1804 Sheet of mm. 260x200. Two drawings front and back in pen with brown ink on ivory laid paper with a sign of watermark. Good condition. Two drawings on a single sheet, in the quick and incisive style typical of Novelli: the Temptations on the recto, the Vision on the back. Pietro Antonio Novelli in his artistic training was based on the great Venetian masters of the tradition, such as Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta and Gaspare Diziani. In the numerous frescoes and altarpieces there are also elements of the Venetian Rococò, which was influenced by the frequentation of Jacopo Amigoni.