Tag: Cesare Felix Georges dell’ Acqua

Sold for £938,400 in December 2007 This painting is an archetypal image of the Greek War of Independence and a classic document in the history of 19th century Philhellenism. As noted by F.M. Tsigakou in her seminal book The Rediscovery of Greece. Cesare dell Acqua’s Greek Mother is a scene full of drama and emotion. Frightened…