Ceres Begging for Jupiter’s Thunderbolt After the Kidnapping of His Daughter Proserpine Oil on canvas 200 x 250 cm Morceau d’agrément of the artist, in 1777 Exhibition: Salon of 1777 (not included in catalogue). This painting, which has recently reappeared, is doubly notable for its fine proportions and its history, and is an…
(1645 Toulouse – Paris 1730) The Astronomy Lesson for the Duchess of Maine Oil on canvas 99.5 x 130 cm Executed circa 1705 Origin: Painted by the artist for one of the models, perhaps the version cited in the inventory from Sceaux; Comte de Labessière, who sold it to its most recent owner in 1957…
Aumône d’une Frascatane Oil on canvas 116 x 137 cm Signed and dated: F.J. NAVEZ. / ROMA.1821. Private collection.
