This beautiful sculpture depicts an elegant female head whose face – crowned by a head of hair sculpted with great refinement with the chisel tip – is framed by a veil closed with a knot below the chin. The hairstyle distinguishing this head (whose prototype can be tracked in the hairstyles of the Roman matrons …
This fine and elegant oval relief in walnut wood depicts a mythological theme well-known through an iconographic subject beloved by the Renaissance artists: the Triumph of Galatea. The most famous work depicting the Triumph of Galatea is the fresco painted by Raphael around 1511, for Agostino Chigi at Villa Farnesina in Rome. In Classic mythology …
Finely decorated with multi-coloured flowers, insects and leaves, this rare and unique pair of baluster-shaped wooden vases – with ovoid body and scalloped-edge – belongs to a category of objects and furniture traditionally catalogued by means of the term arte povera. Arte povera, basically an equivalent variation of lacca povera (poor man’s lacquer), refers to a well-known decorative …
Richly adorned all over the outer surface, this elegant ewer is a remarkable example of the brass engraving technique, documented in Venice since the 15th century. The shape of the ewer – widespread in the Western world along the 16th century and well known through silver, brass, maiolica and glass examples – is tipically characterised …
TEFAF Maastricht is universally regarded as the world’s leading art fair, setting the standard for excellence in the art market and again this year Alessandro Cesati Gallery will be present at TEFAF – as usual and for the 18th time in a row – with a sophisticated selection of artworks including wood, stone and terracotta …
Palazzo Corsini in Florence will host the 29th edition of the International Antiques Fair, the oldest and most established event in its field and undoubtedly the most prestigious and international of all Italian art and antiques events. The Alessandro Cesati Gallery will participate in this important appointment as usual presenting a very interesting selection of …
This two striking bronze sculptures are an outstanding example of Indian palanquin covers, usually dateable from 16th to 17th century. Palanquins and sedan chairs were widely used throughout India for religious processions and local transport of royal and wealthy patrons especially in regions under Moghul or Muslim control. Figurative palanquin covers were fitted to the …
Maastricht shall be, as is now customary, the world’s heart for art, where art-lovers and collectors will get the chance to meet the most prominent art dealers and to view their best pieces, spanning more than 7000 years’ history. As for over 15 years now, the Alessandro Cesati Gallery will also be attending TEFAF, showing …
The episode featured in this elegant wax relief attributed to female artist Anna Maria Braun (Lyon 1642 – Frankfurt 1713) comes from the Greek myth of Zeus and Antiope. The maiden, daughter of King Nycteus of Thebes, is caught in a storm while riding on Mount Cithaeron and takes refuge in a cave, where she …
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Rome will house once more the International Antiques Biennial, now in its 9th edition. The Alessandro Cesati Gallery belongs to the group of selected antique dealers which exhibits since its first edition, always distinguishing for the uniqueness of the offered works usually matching the appreciation of the Roman and International public. International Antiques …