From Panini to Zandomeneghi in the Milan Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Sales

MILAN.- 82 lots devoted to Old Master works on sale at Sotheby’s Milan on 16th November 2010. The selection shows among first lots a big oil on canvas of the Florentine painter Matteo Rosselli which figures the Sacrificio di Isacco. Rosselli during his youth was the right hand of the Tuscan Gregorio Pagani, of the Mannerism School; the painting is estimated 80/120.000 euro. Cristo davanti a Pilato is the subject of the work by Leonello Spada, the artist from Bologna had spent sometime in Rome where he was strongly influenced by Caravaggio’s style. Leonello possibly knew him in Naples just before the death of Merisi. Having returned to Emilia Romagna, Leonello became one of the favourite painter of Alessandro d’Este and Ranuccio I Farnese. He was also protected by Maffeo Barberini, future Pope Urbano VIII. The canvas is estimated in the catalogue 80/120.000 euro. The painting Paesaggio con casolare, cascata d&#1

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