ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
Sotheby's New York to offer property from the collection of Otto Naumann, who, in addition to being a world-renowned art dealer, is an art historian and voracious collector. The sale will feature European paintings by artists from the 16th to the 19th centuries including
Giovanni Baglione (1566 - 1643) and
Giancinto Diano (1731 - 1804). Baglione’s impressive and exquisitely painted "Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness" was rediscovered in a private collection where it had remained since 1970, bearing a later inscription in the lower right corner. Giacinto Diano was born in Pozzuoli and studied under both Francesca de Mura and Anton Mengs before settling in Naples in 1752. Diano painted dynamic compositions filled with color and light, combining both Rococo and Neoclassical elements. The sale will take place January 31 at 6:00 pm. [
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