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Lot 143 · Old Master Paintings

villagers preparing to depart for the festival of the madonna dell'arco

Pietro Fabris

Catalog image of villagers preparing to depart for the festival of the madonna dell'arco
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Estimate
$300,000–$400,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, New York · 5 June 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3768845
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro Fabris, villagers preparing to depart for the festival of the madonna dell'arco. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3768845.

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Pietro Fabris, villagers preparing to depart for the festival of the madonna dell'arco. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3768845.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Jun 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
Venus and Adonis Giovan Francesco de Rosa, called Pacecco de Rosa $80,000–$120,000
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Lot and his Daughters $12,000–$16,000
Portrait of a Man holding a stick Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil $10,000–$15,000
St. Catherine of Alexandria; St. Lawrence Luca Di Tommè $40,000–$60,000
The Spaghetti Eater $20,000–$30,000

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Pietro Fabris two views of william hamilton's villa, the "villa angelica", $485,000 Sotheby's, Jan 2014
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens Head study of a bearded, elderly man in profile Sotheby's, Dec 2024
Pietro Fabris The Bay of Naples, a view of Mergellina with figures revelli Sotheby's, Dec 2013
Sir Anthony Van Dyck Portrait of a Genoese officer, three-quarter length, in armo Christie's, Feb 2026
Sir Peter Paul Rubens Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly identified Christie's, Jan 2024
Sir Peter Paul Rubens The Abduction of Ganymede 《強擄蓋尼米德》 Sotheby's, Dec 2021
Pietro Fabris The Carnival in Naples in 1778, with the 'Cavalcata turca' p Christie's, Dec 2002

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