Mauro Antonio Tesi, Study for the Decoration of a Vault (recto); Faint Sketches of Ornamental Patterns (verso)

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Italian · 1730–1766 · Painter, Printmaker

Mauro Antonio Tesi, or, as he is sometimes called, after the name given him by his patron and admirer, Francesco Algarotti, "Il Maurino", was an Italian painter of the… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Mauro Antonio Tesi, Design for a VaseDesign for a VaseLempertz · €1,364≈ $1,530≈ £1,050Sign up to see
  2. Mauro Antonio Tesi, A capriccio of classical ruins by a river, pen and brown ink and washes with red chalkA capriccio of classical ruins by a riverSworders · £800≈ $1,073≈ €923Sign up to see

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Mauro Antonio Tesi, or, as he is sometimes called, after the name given him by his patron and admirer, Francesco Algarotti, "Il Maurino", was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He is also considered an early proponent of the Neo-classical style.

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Born 1730, ZoccaDied 1766, BolognaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q3301722 ↗ULAN 500031823 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as Il Maurino, Il Maurino Tesi, Maurino, Maurino Tesi, Mauro Antonio Tesi, (il Maurino), Mauro Tesi, Maurus Tesi, Mauvizio Tesi

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Mauro Antonio Tesi, Study for the Decoration of a Vault (recto); Faint Sketches of Ornamental Patterns (verso)
Study for the Decoration of a Vault (recto); Faint Sketches of Ornamental Patterns (verso)mid-18th century · Pen and brown ink, over black chalk (recto); black chalk (verso)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Design for an Altar Erected for the Holy Week
Design for an Altar Erected for the Holy Week1750–66 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Design for the Left Half of an Altar
Design for the Left Half of an Altar1750–66 · Pen and deep brown ink, brush and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Left Half Design for an Architectural Project
Left Half Design for an Architectural ProjectPen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Façade and Ruins
Façade and Ruins1750–66 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880 — Open Acc…
Mauro Antonio Tesi, One Quarter Design for a Painted Ceiling
One Quarter Design for a Painted Ceiling1730–66 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1970 — Open Access (CC0)
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Stage Design
Stage Designc. 1755 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Capriccio with a Palladian Villa
Capriccio with a Palladian Villac. 1760 · pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolor over graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of t…
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Studies of the Cenotaph of Annia Regilla
Studies of the Cenotaph of Annia Regilla1750s/1766 · pen and brown ink with gray wash and watercolor on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased as the Gift of Vincent J. Buon…
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Vazen
Vazen1740 - 1766
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Stage Design
Stage Design1755
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mauro Antonio Tesi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Capriccio with a Palladian Villa
Capriccio with a Palladian Villa1760
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mauro Antonio Tesi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Tomb of Francesco Algarotti
Tomb of Francesco Algarotti
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Architectural Fantasy (recto); Architectural Details (verso)
Architectural Fantasy (recto); Architectural Details (verso)n.d. · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, and watercolor (recto), nad pen and brown ink with brush and gray and brown wash (verso), on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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