The colonnade of piazza St. Peter’s in Rome, with the obelisk seen through an arch

Name: LOUIS-NICOLAS LOUIS, CALLED VICTOR LOUIS (PARIS 1731-1802)
Brand: The colonnade of piazza St. Peter’s in Rome, with the obelisk seen through an arch
Price: 8000.00 USD
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Price Realised USD 10,080

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Closed: 27 Mar 2024

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LOUIS-NICOLAS LOUIS, CALLED VICTOR LOUIS (PARIS 1731-1802)

The colonnade of piazza St. Peter’s in Rome, with the obelisk seen through an arch

Price Realised USD 10,080

Closed: 27 Mar 2024

Price Realised USD 10,080

Closed: 27 Mar 2024

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LOUIS-NICOLAS LOUIS, CALLED VICTOR LOUIS (PARIS 1731-1802)
The colonnade of piazza St. Peter’s in Rome, with the obelisk seen through an arch
signed and dated ‘LN Louis fecit Roma/ 1759’ (lower left)
black chalk, pen and black ink, brown and gray wash
21¹⁄₄ x 16¹⁄₄ in. (54.2 x 41 cm)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, 25 January 2005, lot 126.

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Lot Essay

This was drawn during Louis's sojourn at the French Academy in Rome between September 1756 and September 1759. Another view of Saint Peter's colonnade by Louis is at Quimper (S. Barthélémy, , exhib. cat., Quimper, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1999, no. 37). Two drawings by the artist depicting the interior of the basilica of Saint Peter are at the Louvre (inv. 30862) and in Dijon (inv. 1883, 878).