FRAMED LITOGRAPH, DOMUS AUREA. CARLO ROMANO, AFTER FRANCESCO SMUGLEWICZ,
Decorative Antiques - Paintings
Reference: ZE418
Framed lithograph, fresco of Nero's Domus Aurea (Rome). Engraved by Carlo Romano, following a design by Francesco Smuglewicz. A painted lithograph depicting a grotesque frame with plant elements and mythological creatures in the corners, and a seated male figure in the center of the composition, perhaps Bacchus given the presence of vine leaves. The work follows a design by Francesco Smuglewicz, based on frescoes discovered in the 18th century in the Domus Aurea of the Roman Emperor Nero.
· Size: 92x3x86 cms
120 €