"Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736) Baroque Portico Project Opening Onto A Garden, Pen And Brown Ink"
Filippo JUVARRAMessina 1678 - Turin or Madrid 1736
Baroque portico project opening onto a garden
Pen and brown ink over black pencil lines, glued directly onto an old montage.
19.5 x 23cm
Slight missing at the top left.
Sold under 34 x 42cm mat
Coming from a family of goldsmiths, Filippo Juvarra studied classic architectural treatises in his youth and moved towards this field as well as scenography; his first projects date back to shortly before his arrival in Rome in 1704. Advised by Carlo Fontana, he studied the architecture of Michelangelo, and developed a passion for the works of Bernini and Borromini. He is particularly known for having been the architect of the Basilica of Superga (1717-1731) in Turin.
Our drawing is characteristic of his Roman period where he was active between 1704 and 1714. His pen, as nervous as it is precise, perfectly conveys the movement and spatial dynamism of the Baroque aesthetic.
Bibliography:
Filippo Juvarra. Drawings from the Roman period, 1704-1714, Millon, H, ed. Dell’ Elefante, Roma, 1984
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Rivista Artiquariato
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