Lake with the Ruined Temple of Diana at Baiae
Carlo Bonavia (fl.1755 - 1788)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1757 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1285 x 2100 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266902
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Lake with the Ruined Temple of Diana at Baiae, and foreground figures. by Carlo Bonavia (fl. 1740-1788), signed and dated, on rock at bottom right: 'C Bonnavia P a 1757'. Ruined circular temple in centre foreground surrounded on three sides by Lake and backed by wooded hills with ruins. Waterfall on right between two massive rocks. Figures on foreground jetty fishing, talking, standing and sitting. Gilt moulded frame. Pair to NT/BAS/P/9
Provenance
Tollemache Sale, Christie's 15th May 1953 (Lot 103); Thomas Agnews and Sons Ltd; Purchased by Lord and Lady Iliffe, Basildon Park, Berkshire, 7 July 1953 and purchased by the National Trust for Basildon Park, 1978.
Credit line
Basildon Park, The Iliffe Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'C Bonnavia P a 1757' on rock at bottom right
Makers and roles
Carlo Bonavia (fl.1755 - 1788), artist
References
Constable 1959: W. G. Constable, 'Carlo Bonavia', Art Quarterly, Vol. 22 (part 1) (1959), pp.19-44., p.26; Fig. 4 McCormick 1960: Thomas J. McCormick, 'Notes on Some Further Attributions to Bonavia', Art Quarterly, Vol. 23 (part 4) (1960), pp.371-374., p.371; Fig. 1