Ancient ruins with mausoleum animated by small figures.

End XVIII° century Bologna,Italia.

Large and scenic architectures with antique ruins animated by small characters, high colonnades and monuments that stand out on a clear sky.

The author belongs to the School of Bibbiena whose founder was the architect Ferdinando Galli Bibbiena (Bologna 1657-1743), who was an Italian architect, set designer and artist belonging to the homonymous family.

Professor Arabella Cifani’s expertise attributes the pair of paintings to a follower of Pietro Poltronieri ( Mirandola 1673-Bologna 1741), comparing them with the ruins of the Mirandolese today at the Pinacoteca Civica in Bagnocavallo

End XVIII century, Bologna – Italy

Size : 220 X 140 cm.

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