# Nuptial Allegory

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MATTEINI, Teodoro](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/matteini-teodoro-rac873a492150e3>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Drawing

## Commentary

In this preparatory drawing for a painting, the artist shows a sentimental interpretation of the taste for antiquity. Even when his compositions concede to earlier fashion, such as the Nuptial Allegory, Matteini remains firmly in the sentimental vein.

## Related artworks

- [Girl with Letter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/matteini-teodoro-rac873a492150e3/girl-with-letter-r1f19bf30e3b882>)

## Attribution

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