A Sacrifice to Minerva by François Perrier
French, 17th century
brown ink and grey-brown wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Canada
Source: gallery.ca
Details from A Sacrifice to Hymen, attributed to Antonio Zucchi
Italian, 18th century
oil on paper laid on canvas
private collection x
Source: didoofcarthage
#classical scene#antique scene#neoclassical#neoclassicism#art detail#art details#art#detail#Italian#painting#Antonio Zucchi#formerly attributed to his wife Angelica Kauffmann#sacrifice#Hymen#Hymen is the god of marriage of course.#(I keep putting that b/c I assume that's not something you want to Google...)#private collection
A Sacrifice to Hymen (and detail), attributed to Antonio Zucchi
Italian, 18th century
oil on paper laid on canvas
private collection x
Source: didoofcarthage
#detail#art detail#neoclassical#neoclassicism#painting#Italian#art#Antonio Zucchi#formerly attributed to Angelica Kauffmann#classical scene#antique scene#sacrifice#Hymen#Hymen is the god of marriage of course.#private collection#This work was part of a series of paintings in a similar format#including The Judgment of Paris and Cupid Leading Paris to Helen#I would post those too if I could find them...
Set of five burgundy and ivory painted overdoors and roundels of neoclassical scenes by a follower of Antonio Zucchi
oil on canvas
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
#neoclassical#neoclassicism#decoration#interior design#Antonio Zucchi#Italian#art#painting#overdoor#roundel#tondo#classical scene#antique scene#private collection#I know I don't usually post images in this format but I liked these little scenes too much not to post them#and they're not high-res enough to break into separate images as I often do
A Scene from the Antique: A Priest Presenting a Sword to a Youth Beneath a Statue of Hercules by Antonio Zucchi
Italian, 18th century
black chalk, brown ink, and brown and grey wash on paper
private collection
Source: christies.com