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Mauro Antonio Tesi

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1940-21-32
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Mauro Antonio Tesi, or, as he is sometimes called, after the name given him by his patron and admirer, Francesco Algarotti, "Il Maurino", was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He is also considered an early proponent of the Neo-classical style.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (7)

Architectural Fantasy (recto); Architectural Details (verso)

1750 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, and watercolor (recto), nad pen and brown ink with brush and gray and brown wash (verso), on ivory laid paper

27.7 × 18.7 cm (10 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for the Decoration of a Vault (recto); Faint Sketches of Ornamental Patterns (verso)

1745 · Pen and brown ink, over black chalk (recto); black chalk (verso)

sheet: 7 9/16 x 12 in. (19.2 x 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Façade and Ruins

1730 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash

11 1/4 x 8 3/8in. (28.6 x 21.3cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for an Altar Erected for the Holy Week

1730 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

7 3/8 x 4 5/8in. (18.7 x 11.8cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for the Left Half of an Altar

1730 · Pen and deep brown ink, brush and brown wash

5 9/16 x 2 3/8in. (14.1 x 6cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Left Half Design for an Architectural Project

1730 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Overall: 7 3/4 x 3 7/16 in. (19.7 x 8.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

One Quarter Design for a Painted Ceiling

1730 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash

sheet: 8 15/16 x 8 3/16 in. (22.7 x 20.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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7 published of 7 catalogued · 7 with image

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Art Institute Chicago
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