BIAF 2015 - ENG
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Giovanni Beltrami<br />
Cremona, 1770 - Cremona, 1854<br />
Cupid and Psyche, from Charles Boulanger de Boisfremont<br />
(Rouen, 1773 - Paris, 1838)<br />
Rock crystal within a gilded bronze frame<br />
5.5 x 7.5 cm (with frame)<br />
Dated 1817<br />
Seven gems from the Giovanni Battista<br />
Sommariva (Lodi, 1760 – Milano, 1826)<br />
Collection» Close to the carving of<br />
Beltrami are here exhibited another six<br />
pieces from the engraved gem collection<br />
of count Sommariva, the most influential<br />
man in Napoleonic Milan. His legendary<br />
collection of antique and contemporary art<br />
was reproduced in gem by one of the most<br />
famous engravers of the first decades of the<br />
nineteenth century.<br />
ALESSANDRA DI CASTRO #Stand 67<br />
Roma<br />
info@alessandradicastro.com<br />
www.alessandradicastro.com
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