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Girolamo Troppa was a painter and draughtsman of the Roman Baroque, originally from Rocchette in Sabina. His activity extended particularly to Rome, Terni and other parts of central Italy. Frescoes, altarpieces, portraits and landscapes demonstrate the variety of his commissions. Strong contrasts of light coexist with brighter, more colourful passages, according to the subject and the period of his career.
A painting of Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child across a river, catalogued by the Italian Ministry of Culture, bears his signature at the saint’s feet. Pen drawings illuminate the preparation of paintings and frescoes. The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum exhibition of 2016–2017 also emphasised attribution problems surrounding certain red-chalk drawings. Studying his work therefore requires distinguishing signed pieces from stylistic associations that remain under discussion.
This profile brings together identity references for Girolamo Troppa and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on canvas
Zugeschrieben - Attributed
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2022-05-06
Published result : 8000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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