GIOVANNI ANTONIO CUCCHI
(Ondini, frazione of Campiglia Cervo [Vercelli], 1690 - Milan, 1771)
Venus appears before Jupiter, circa 1745
Oil on canvas, 45 x 63 cm.
Birth of Hercules, circa 1745
Oil on canvas, 45 x 63 cm.
The two beautiful paintings, with original frames, are sketches of two frescoes from the 18th-century Palazzo Ghilini in Alessandria (figs. 1-2), the most majestic and important palace in the city, today housing the Province. The building was constructed starting in 1732 according to a design by Benedetto... (see gallery catalogue)
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