Exquisite Quality Gouache Known as the Aldobrandini Wedding or Nozze, a fan made of the most influential Frescoe of the Roman Empire that was discovered in the masonry of a house on the Esquiline hill around 1600
Exquisite Quality Gouache Known as the Aldobrandini Wedding or Nozze, a fan made of the most influential Frescoe of the Roman Empire that was discovered in the masonry of a house on the Esquiline hill around 1600 , objects ,
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Wonderful Fan in the collection of the Aldobrandini , acquired by the Vatican in 1818<br>
and copied for the Syon House Dining room for the Earl, later Duke of Northumberland.<br>
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It shows Venus seated next to the bride and Hymen, God of marriage resides at the foot of the bed.<br>
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Italy Circa 1790<br>
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W: 25.25" --m 64cm<br>
H: 15" -- 38cm
Wonderful Fan in the collection of the Aldobrandini , acquired by the Vatican in 1818
and copied for the Syon House Dining room for the Earl, later Duke of Northumberland.
It shows Venus seated next to the bride and Hymen, God of marriage resides at the foot of the bed.
Italy Circa 1790
W: 25.25" --m 64cm
H: 15" -- 38cm
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