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Lot 85:
Description
Keywords: The School Of Athens, Late 18th Century, Oil On Canvas, Vatican Fresco, Classic image, Greek History, Greco Roman
Summary:
Philotée-François Duflos, *The School of Athens*.
Detailed and well executed, Oil on canvas, 17th or 18th century depicting a variant and related to the original fresco original Vatican fresco by Raphael.
Related work: Another related Duflos variant of the Raphael measuring 5 meters by 8, was displayed in the Lille museum in 1849 and then transferred to the Hôtel de Ville in 1893 before disappearing in the fire of April 23, 1916. Attached to the table is a notarized letter from 1927 dealing with the version of Duflos destroyed during the bombings.
Early relining done so could be earlier than suggested.
Art: 21 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (54.6 x 85.1 cm.), Frame: 25 x 37 in. (63.5 x 94 cm.) approx
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