Lot 776: Lorenzo De Ferrari, Genoa 1680-1744- Apollo in his

Lorenzo De Ferrari, Genoa 1680-1744- Apollo in his chariot, led by Aurora; pencil, bears inscription to mount in pen and brown ink 'Lorenzo Defferari and No. 126 Collezione So Varni', oval, 27.5x35cm Provenance: Santo Varni, Genoa. Note: Santo Varni's post humous sale in Genoa 1887 included about 200 works by de Ferrari. This is a preparatory study for one of de Ferrari's fresco decorations in the Palazzo Doria, Genoa, made after his return to Rome in 1734 Literature: Giulia Fusconi and Ezia Gavazza, 'Disegni Genovesi dal xvi al xviii secolo', exhib. cat., Genoa Galleria Nazionale, 1980, pg119, reproduced (incorrectly as pen and brown ink)