Auction on
19 June 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Lying north-east of Venice, San Cristoforo Island, one of the few viewpoints lost forever, was immortalised by the hand of Francesco Guardi.
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), Vue de l'île de San Cristoforo della Pace dans la lagune de Venise (View of San Cristoforo della Pace Island in the Venice lagoon), oil on canvas, 32,5 x 42,5 cm. Estimate: €60,000/80,000
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), Vue de l'île de San Cristoforo della Pace dans la lagune de Venise (View of San Cristoforo della Pace Island in the Venice lagoon), oil on canvas, 32,5 x 42,5 cm. Estimate: €60,000/80,000
In 1454, the island was given by the Venetian Senate to Fra Simone da Camerino, a well-known theologian of the Order of St Augustine who had a church built there. This had three naves opening onto seven…
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