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  • La Gazette Drouot

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    Portraits of the Three French Kings, Louis XIV, XV and XVI, from an Occitan Collection

    The dispersal of a gallery of royal portraits, notably Hyacinthe Rigaud's famous image of Louis XIV, sheds light on the mechanisms used to disseminate the image of monarchs during the Ancien Régime French School, Workshop of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), Louis XIV en costume de sacre, canvas, 244 x 162 cm/88.1 x 63.77 in…

  • La Gazette Drouot

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    Six Generations of Coustous, a Family of Sculptors

    An exceptional, astonishing collection traces the history of a family that gave France some of its finest marble treasures. Attributed to Jean Baptiste Santerre (1651-1717), Portrait of Nicolas Coustou (1658-1733), oil on canvas, 97 x 74 cm/38.18 x 29.13 in.Estimate: €12,000/15,000 Surprisingly, the collection has just a few sculptures, and they are painted. The…

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    Rome Reinvented by Giovanni Paolo Panini

    The celebrated Italian artist Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691–1765) is known for his real and imaginary views of the Eternal City. Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1795), pair of architectural capricci, one showing Trajan’s Column and the Colosseum, the other the Pantheon and an obelisk, oil on canvas, 82.5 x 53 cm/32.48 x…

    Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1795), pair of architectural capricci, one showing Trajan’s Column and the Colosseum, the other the Pantheon and an obelisk, oil on canvas, 82.5 x 53 cm32.48 x 20.86 in. Estimate €200,000300,000
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