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Luigi Mayer

Italian/German 1755-1803 

Luigi Mayer, born in 1755, was an Italian-German artist recognised as one of the earliest and most significant European painters of the Ottoman Empire in the late 18th century. He was described as ‘Roman by birth,’ but details about his early life remain scarce. It is believed that his family may have originated from Switzerland before eventually settling in Rome. Mayer is thought to have studied at the Accademia di San Luca and served as an assistant to the etcher and architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi. In the early 1770s, he likely left Rome for Naples and Sicily, where he reportedly worked for the King of Naples. By 1778, he was in the employ of Prince Biscari, a Sicilian collector and antiquarian based in Catania.

3 lots offered      100.00% sold      ZAR 118 740

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Luigi Mayer; Veduta della rada di Buyukdere sul canale di Cospoli con il casino (sic) del Sig. Inviato di Moscovia (View of the Buyukdere Harbour on the Cospoli Canal with the Casino of the Lord Envoy of Muscovy)
Veduta della rada di Buyukdere sul canale di Cospoli con il casino (sic) del Sig. Inviato di Moscovia (View of the Buyukdere Harbour on the Cospoli Canal with the Casino of the Lord Envoy of Muscovy)
22 Oct 2024
Sold for ZAR 44 555
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Luigi Mayer; Veduta interiore del porto di Constantinopoli che comprende tutto l'arsenale presa dal soborgo del Fanale (Interior View of the Port of Constantinople Which Includes the Entire Arsenale Taken from the Suburb of Fanale)
Veduta interiore del porto di Constantinopoli che comprende tutto l'arsenale presa dal soborgo del Fanale (Interior View of the Port of Constantinople Which Includes the Entire Arsenale Taken from the Suburb of Fanale)
22 Oct 2024
Sold for ZAR 56 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Luigi Mayer; Chiesa sotterranea fuori di Gerusalemme vicino Getzemani con i sepolcri di M, V; S. Giuseppe, E, SS, Giovachino, ed Anna (Underground Church Outside Jerusalem Near Gethsemane with the Tombs of M, V; S. Giuseppe, E, SS, Giovachino, and Anna)
Chiesa sotterranea fuori di Gerusalemme vicino Getzemani con i sepolcri di M, V; S. Giuseppe, E, SS, Giovachino, ed Anna (Underground Church Outside Jerusalem Near Gethsemane with the Tombs of M, V; S. Giuseppe, E, SS, Giovachino, and Anna)
22 Oct 2024
Sold for ZAR 18 760
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT