Solimena sets new high at Tajan
The highlight of Tajan’s (25/20/12%buyer’s premium) Old Masters auction held on June 22 was an impressive large-scale modello created by the Italian artist Francesco Solimena (1657-1747) in preparation for his painting for the ceiling of San Domenico Maggiore, in Naples.
The subject of the painting is The Triumph of Faith and the Glory of the Dominicans and was commis…