G. COLOMBO “LA CORSA” POMPEII FRESCO COMPOSITION

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

G. COLOMBO (ITALIAN, 20TH CENTURY)WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE ON BLACK CARDSTOCK, HAND-SIGNED AND DATED 1997 LOWER RIGHT A VIBRANT NEOCLASSICAL WORK AFTER THE ANTIQUE, FAITHFULLY RENDERING THE CELEBRATED 1ST-CENTURY AD ROMAN WALL PAINTING FROM THE TRICLINIUM OF THE HOUSE OF THE VETTII (CASA DEI VETTII) IN THE POMPEII EXCAVATIONS. THE COMPOSITION, TITLED “LA CORSA” (THE RACE),…

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G. COLOMBO (ITALIAN, 20TH CENTURY)WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE ON BLACK CARDSTOCK, HAND-SIGNED AND DATED 1997 LOWER RIGHT
A VIBRANT NEOCLASSICAL WORK AFTER THE ANTIQUE, FAITHFULLY RENDERING THE CELEBRATED 1ST-CENTURY AD ROMAN WALL PAINTING FROM THE TRICLINIUM OF THE HOUSE OF THE VETTII (CASA DEI VETTII) IN THE POMPEII EXCAVATIONS. THE COMPOSITION, TITLED “LA CORSA” (THE RACE), DEPICTS WINGED PUTTI DRIVING CHARIOTS PULLED BY TWO-DEER TEAMS
3.75 X 10.25 IN IMAGE
9.5 X 16.25 IN FRAMED