"Hercules Catenacci "the Horn Of Plenty Guarded From The Appetite Of Chimeras By Mischievous Putti""
Project for decoration "the horn of plenty guarded from the appetite of chimeras by mischievous putti" signed lower right Catenacci. French school. 46.8 X 60 cm. Hercule Louis Catenacci was born in Ferrara (Italy) in 1816 and died in Paris (France) in 1884. He studied in Bologna and Rome and had to leave Italy for political reasons. After a stay in Greece, notably in Corfu and then in the Orient, he settled in France, in Paris and was nationalized French. He exhibited at the Salons of 1869 and 1870. Unframed. Stains and sunburn. Restoration required. 280 euros.