Collector's Journal — Sotheby’s Provenance
Carlo Ferranti’s A Chess Problem: The Art of Strategy, Elegance and Intrigue in a Roman Salon
19th Century Art A Chess Problem Antique Paintings Art History Carlo Ferranti Chess Painting Collectors Journal Genre Painting Italian Art Italian Paintings Sotheby’s Provenance
Explore Carlo Ferranti’s A Chess Problem, a richly detailed late 19th-century Italian genre painting in which five elegantly dressed figures gather around a chessboard. Discover its historic title, Roman artist, signature, technique and documented Sotheby’s provenance.
