Marco Ricci (Italian, 1676-1729) Roman capriccio

bodycolour, 28 x 44.5cm; mount 48.5 x 63cm; unframed, Marco Ricci's version of this composition in oils was sold at Sotheby's, London, 10 July 2014, lot 233. The painting had been dated to Ricci's English period which covered 1708-1710 and 1712-1716. A drawing by Ricci of a domed building in the background is found in the Royal Collection Trust (inv. 5859) and a related landscape drawing showing a 'Landscape with a View of a City and River' is in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan.1 When Ricci's oil was sold in 2014, it was suggested that the arrangement of domes featured within this composition may have been inspired by newly built architecture found in Britain, including the Naval Hospital, Greenwich (completed in 1708), St Paul's Cathedral (completed in 1710), and Vanbrugh's dome at Castle Howard (circa 1710/11). Another related composition, purportedly a 'Capriccio with a fantastic view of London', is recorded in the Sonino Collection, Venice (according to a card in the Witt Library, London). 1 U Ruggeri, Disegni veneti dell'Ambrosiana, Vicenza, 1979, p. 48, cat. no. 71, reproduced fig. 71. 1, 1, Condition Report, Condition Report, Laid down to the mount. Time staining and brown discolouration are visible, particularly in the sky area, with spots of dirt along the right margin. Overall, the work remains in good and presentable condition. Please see the further condition images for details. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

Estimate:£3,000

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