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Saint Michael Archangel, 17th Century Lombard Painter

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Saint Michael Archangel, 17th Century Lombard Painter

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17th century Lombard painter Saint Michael Archangel Oil on canvas 139 x 75 cm. - Framed 156 x 91 cm Antique painting with St. Michael the Archangel, immortalised full-length as a youth of ethereal beauty, strong and delicate at the same time, who is clothed in shining armour, indicating his role as Prince of the Heavenly Militia, and a shield decorated with grotesques. We see depicted two of his symbols par excellence, the sword with which he defeated the rebel Angel, lying at his feet now subdued, and the scales with which he weighs souls before their Final Judgement. This is a fascinating painting by a Lombard painter active in the 17th century, inspired in its execution by the Polyptych of the Certosa di Pavia, commissioned by the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, for the altar of the second chapel on the left, dedicated to St. Michael. The original work was executed by Pietro Perugino, datable to 1499, and developed on two registers: at the top the Eternal Father (still in situ), at the bottom the three panels with St. Michael the Archangel (left), the Adoration of the Child (centre) and St. Raphael and Tobiolo (right) (1). The history of this work is interesting: due to the suppression of the Carthusian order in 1782, it was bought by Count Giacomo Melzi d'Eril and ended up in his collection, only to be finally sold in 1856 to the National Gallery in London, where it is still to be found today. Only the cymatium with the Eternal Father remained in situ, while the missing panels were replaced by copies on 17th-century canvases. These copies differ somewhat from Perugino's originals in the absence of a landscape setting (the figures are almost immersed in darkness) and in the pictorial style, with chiaroscuro passages interpreted in the manner of Leonardo, and the darkening of St. Michael's armour. Our canvas is inspired by precisely these versions, made to replace the originals by Perugino(https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0300702290-4), which critics most probably attribute to the painter Giacomo Antonio Santagostino (1588-1640). (1) Certosa Museum in Pavia Pietro known as Perugino (ca.1450/1524 Link: http://www.museo.certosadipavia.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/23/capolavori-della-chiesa-di-santa-ma... Nota bene: Good condition. The canvas in the photo is illuminated by artificial lighting from the gallery to make it more readable online, but it is actually darker. If in doubt, please contact the gallery, we will be happy to send you some additional pictures. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The work is completed by a nice golden frame and is sold with a certificate of authenticity and guarantee. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. It is also possible to see the painting in the gallery in Riva del Garda, we will be glad to welcome you to show you our collection of works. Contact us, without obligation, for any additional information. Follow us also on : INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

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Abraham Brueghel (antwerp 1631 - Naples 1697) Still Life With Vase Of Flowers (i/ii)

Abraham Brueghel (Antwerp 1631 - Naples 1697) Still Life with Vase of Flowers (I/II) Oil on canvas 77 x 59 cm. - Framed 104 x 86 cm. Work accompanied by expertise by Prof. Emilio Negro Very good condition The pendant of the painting is also available (viewable at the following link) The painting depicts a marvellous still life of flowers, where the numerous multicoloured buds, finished with surprising painterly skill, are gathered in a large vase placed on a shelf: bells, tulips, hyacinths, anemones and other species make up the composition, skilfully placed against a dark background to bring out the supple shapes of the stems, leaves and above all the bright, dazzling colours of the petals. The work of a skilled floral painter trained in the prestigious Flemish tradition of the 17th century is evident, although there is at the same time, in the decisive execution and luministic sensitivity, a typically Mediterranean verve, which is evident in the soft and balanced arrangements of the bright colours of the buds. For these reasons it is easy to identify this work as a fundamental testimony of the Roman activity of Abraham Brueghel (Antwerp 1631 - Naples 1697), the great still life painter who lived during the Grand Siècle between Flanders, Rome, Naples and Sicily. He exhibits all his Baroque exuberance and Nordic talent for the precise description of various floral types, marking the evolution of Capitoline still life in the second half of the 17th century. We must also not forget the exceptional painting tradition of the Brueghel family dynasty, which our artist expresses with absolute mastery and modernity, particularly in his innovative scenic and luministic conception, which brilliantly delineates forms and embellishes tones. Arriving in the Eternal City in 1659, Abraham Brueghel quickly achieved great success and was fully welcomed into the difficult Roman artistic world, where he was noticed by Prince Antonio Ruffo, who made him an established and sought-after painter among the prestigious collectors of the time, eager to possess his creations. In Rome, he soon established himself as one of the city's leading naturamortists, and the work in question, dating from around the decade 1660-1670, is to be placed precisely during his stay in Rome, where his compositions are clearly inspired by the work of the Roman painter Mario Nuzzi. Finally, it should be added that Brueghel's paintings depicting only flowers, such as the one proposed, are very rare, certainly dating from before his move from Rome to Naples in 1671. To convince oneself of the proposed attribution, one need only compare the canvas under examination with other still lifes recognised as belonging to Abraham Brueghel, such as: - Still Life with Flowers, signed and dated 1670 (Private Collection, https://rkd.nl/images/294612) - Still Life with Carnations, Lilies, Nigellas and Other Flowers in a Decorative Vase, signed lower left (Dorotheum Vienna 30.04.2019 https://www.dorotheum.com/it/l/6154383/) - Still Life with Flowers, (Hampel Munich, 23 September 2021, https://www.hampel-auctions.com/a/Abraham-Brueghel-1631-1697-zug.html?a=128&s=-1&id=567666&a...) - Still Life with Vase of Flowers (Private Collection, https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda/opera/87194/) - Still Life with Vase of Flowers (Pardo, Paris https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda/opera/87155/) - Still Life with Roses, Chrysanthemums and Tulips in an Ornate Silver Vase on a Stone Pedestal (Sotheby's London, 09 June 2015) In these paintings, like ours, joyful, velvety colours stand out, obtained with a soft pictorial impasto, while the subjects depicted are arranged in a refined taste that highlights the similar arrangement also common to other works attributed to the Flemish master. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with an attractive frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Portrait Of An Oriental Philosopher, Giambattista Tiepolo (venice 1696 - Madrid 1770) Workshop

Portrait of an Oriental philosopher with book Workshop of Giambattista Tiepolo (Venice, 1696 - Madrid, 1770) Possible Lorenzo Tiepolo (Venice, 1736 - Madrid, 1776) Oil on canvas cm. 60 x 45 framed cm. 73 x 58 Good conservation condition FULL DETAILS OF THE PAINTING (please click here) Half-length portrait of a mature man, turned three quarters to the left, with a long beard, greying hair and his head covered by a cap. He wears oriental clothing: a white shirt and a purple-red cloak, with the flaps closed by a chest band embellished with a cameo diadem. In the face furrowed with wrinkles, the intensity of the eyes stands out, hollowed out, yet bright and sharp. It seems clear, even in the indefiniteness of a fantasy portrait, that it is in any case the face of a sage, probably a philosopher. The details of the face are very precise, the beard unkempt but neatly trimmed, and finally, the eyes expressive and intense, while, he sports a mocking smile. The source of inspiration was undoubtedly Rembrandt who, in the previous century, had established the characters of this genre, taking elderly men in oriental-inspired clothing as models to create poetic and enigmatic images, bearers of a wisdom obscure to us and thus ‘philosophers’ par excellence, destined to delight and fascinate the observer. The canvas, of truly remarkable quality, is closely connected to the production of heads of character and fantasy that developed in Venice during the 18th century and reached its apex in the works of Gian Battista Tiepolo, author of the famous series of twenty fantasy portraits of ‘Philosophers’, later taken up in the workshop by his sons Gian Domenico and Lorenzo, who made outstanding contributions to this particular figurative type. In particular, we can compare the prototype with the ‘Portrait of a Bearded Old Man’, traceable in the print made by Gian Domenico Tiepolo (Galleria Sabauda, Fondo Grafica, inventory number 3359, link: https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0100214303-10). Looking closely at the style of our effigy, the greatest points of contact are with the works of the second-born Lorenzo Tiepolo (Venice, 1736 - Madrid, 1776), to whom we could probably attribute the execution. The youngest son of Giambattista, the painter trained in the family workshop in Venice, but followed his father both to Würzburg, where he was called to decorate the residence of Prince-Bishop Philipp von Greiffenklau in 1750, and to Madrid at the court of Charles III of Spain to decorate the Palacio de Oriente, the new Court Palace. Once he returned to the lagoon city on a permanent basis, Lorenzo began to pursue his own profession independently, specialising brilliantly in portraiture and, as in this case, reproducing works that evoke his father's canvases. Among Lorenzo Tiepolo's works we can mention, in correlation to our painting, the Portrait of a Philosopher with Book (Baltimore Art Museum, imm.1, https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/69485/), the Portrait of a Man in Oriental Dress (Pavia, Musei Civici del Castello Visconteo, imm.2, https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda/opera/69477/), the Portrait of a Young Man with Turban (Christie's Auction, New York. Imm.3, https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda/opera/69297/), and Head of an Old Man (Private Collection imm.4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with an attractive gilt frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. In the case of purchase of the work by non-Italian clients, it will be necessary to obtain an export permit, which takes approximately 15/20 days; our gallery will take care of the entire phase until it is obtained. All costs of this procedure are included. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

View Of Venice With Ca' Foscari, Venetian Master 18th And 19th Centuries

Venetian master active between the 18th and 19th centuries Gabriele Bella (Venice 1730 - Venice 1799) circle View of Venice with Ca' Foscari on the Grand Canal and the mouth of the Rio Novo  Oil on canvas 50 x 60 cm Framed 58 x 69 cm. In very good overall condition The particular view of Venice immortalised in our painting, atypical with respect to the normal catalogue of 18th and 19th century Venetian views, illustrates in the foreground the 15th-century façade of Palazzo Foscari (today the seat of the University) situated in the anointed area that intersects the Grand Canal and the Rio Novo. One of the most unique examples of Venetian Gothic architecture, located in the heart of the lagoon city, the palace was commissioned by Francesco Foscari, one of the most important Doges the Republic ever had. The façade of ‘Ca’ Foscari', as it is also called, is reminiscent in structure of the Doge's Palace, with the beautiful second-floor loggia with eight openings, above which is a stone frieze with the doge's family coat of arms and a jousting helmet with a lion with spread wings. Thanks to its location, which allows the view to sweep from the Rialto Bridge to the Accademia Galleries, the second floor was chosen by many painters (such as Canaletto, Michele Marieschi, Francesco Guardi) as a place to paint views of the Grand Canal. This work was presumably taken from the series of prints published in the 17th century, most famously those by Luca Carlevaris in the collection entitled ‘Le fabriche, e vedute di Venetia disegnate, poste in prospettiva et intagliate da Luca Carlevarijs’ (Reale 1995, pp. 17-47), which constituted the starting point and fundamental model for Venetian vedutismo, and borrowed from the major painters of the 18th century, including Marieschi, Canaletto and Bellotto. Although it is difficult to identify the hand of our author with certainty, we can however see strong correspondences with the works of Gabriele Bella (Venice 1730 - 1799), one of the protagonists of the grandiose season of 18th century Venetian vedutismo. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with an attractive gilded frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. In the case of purchase of the work by non-Italian clients, it will be necessary to obtain an export permit, which takes approximately 15/20 days; our gallery will take care of the entire phase until it is obtained. All costs of this procedure are included. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Jupiter And Antiope, Anthoon Van Dyck (antwerp 1599 - London 1641) Follower

Anthoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) follower Large canvas depicting ‘The Myth of Jupiter and Antiope’ (Ovid's Meramorphoses, Book VI) Oil on canvas 116 x 150 cm. - with frame 133 x 165 cm. FULL DETAILS (click HERE) We are sharing a valuable work, able to fascinate any connoisseur or collector of works from the Flemish Golden Age: we are talking about a painting of the famous ‘Jupiter and Antiope’ painted by Anthoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) in 1620, of which several examples are known, one of which is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, another in the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne (imm1 and imm2). This episode, taken from Book VI of Ovid's Metamorphoses, shows the seduction of the nymph Antiope by the god Jupiter. The beautiful nymph, asleep and lying on the ground wrapped in a red drape, was seduced by the Lord of Olympus, who took the form of a satyr for the occasion, as he could not have her in divine form. Van Dyck depicts here the moment of the initial deception, when Antiope abandons herself in the embrace of Jupiter, who lasciviously crawls silently towards her bed with his hand outstretched to touch her. He is depicted with the horns and hairy legs of a satyr, while his muscular build and the eagle in the background allude to his true identity as Jupiter, king of the gods. The plasticity of the figures and the combination of colours, intense and bright, are exceptional and enhance the sensual character of this composition, enhanced by the bold and sculptural poses. Consider that Van Dyck was only 20 years old when he created this painting, demonstrating an astonishing artistic maturity, with a scene of strong sensual character, and his virtuosity in immortalising nude figures. In fact, the painting was immediately appreciated by 17th-century collectors who, under the pretext of the mythological theme, had the excuse of admiring subjects with a markedly erotic tone (always considering the historical context) without fear of repercussions. The work's success encouraged its widespread diffusion, so much so that numerous paintings are known to have been executed by artists either chronologically close to Van Dyck or active at a time immediately after its creation, in order to please some patrons who wished to keep their own version. It is our opinion that the painting presented here, finely executed, is the work of a Flemish artist, active between the 17th and 18th century, to be sought among the followers of Anthony van Dyck, who masterfully reworked his masterpiece. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is in good condition with some restoration on the surface. The painting is sold complete with an attractive gilded frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Portrait Of Aristocrat, Anthonis Moor Van Dashorts (1519 - 1576) Follower

Anthonis Moor van Dashorts, known as Anthony Moor (Utrecht 1519 - Antwerp 1576) follower Portrait of aristocrat in Renaissance attire Oil on canvas 46 x 32 cm - 65 x 53 cm (with frame) Provenance: Isbilya Seville June 22, 2022 (as 17th-century Italian painter € 7,200) 17th-18th century The proposed fine portrait, effigying a gentleman dressed in Renaissance fashion, is historically and culturally to be placed in the production of the best Flemish portrait school. In particular, the stylistic models from which our skilful author must have been active are those of the painter Sir Anthonis van Dashorst Mor (1517/ 1576), one of the most influential portrait painters of his generation and a great interpreter of seventeenth-century Flemish civilization. Comparisons with some of his specimens are easy, among them the ''Portrait of a Gentleman'' (Christie's London, 4/24/98, lot 44, https://rkd.nl/images/46840) attributed to Moro and which at first impression would portray precisely our effigy. Also, similar in style and composition, the ''Manly Portrait'' (Lempertz, Cologne 1907-11-18,lot 32, https://rkd.nl/images/52052), the ''Manly Portrait'' (Mauritshuis, The Hague, https://www.mauritshuis.nl/it/scopri-la-collezione/collezione/559-portrait-of-a-man/) or the ''Manly Portrait, probably Louis of Nassau'' (National Museum of Art of Catalonia, Barcelona, https://rkd.nl/images/203369) also with an effigy almost equal to that of our canvas. Returning to our painting, a remarkable pictorial proof in the field of portraiture, it portrays a young man of high social standing, immortalized in the most classic Nordic tradition, three-quarter view, with his gaze intensely scrutinizing the viewer. Going into detail, note the meticulous but slight rendering of the facial features, the sharpness of the contours emphasized by the light, and the extraordinary expressive power of the eyes. He is dressed in an elegant black suit, the favorite color of princes, bourgeois and highly educated Renaissance intellectuals, topped with a high white collar, typical elements of fashionable clothing in the second half of the 16th century. There are no inscriptions or signs that could lead us to identify the identity of the effigy, but it could also likely be the painter's self-portrait, and such a hypothesis would be supported by comparison with some of the painter's prints, or again with the Self-Portrait kept at the Uffizi Museum in Florence (https://rkd.nl/images/40949) although here immortalized at a more mature age. With a bearing that is at once haughty yet refined, the author has here condensed many of the characteristic attributes of Van Dashorst Mor's style. As can be seen from the work under consideration, his style owes much to Italian Renaissance portraiture, although his surfaces are more detailed and polished, in keeping with a style of clear Nordic ancestry. For this reason, the work has probably been linked in the past to the Italian painting sphere (Isbilya Seville Auctions June 22, 2022, as a 17th-century Italian painter, see details in images). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with a nice frame and comes with a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organize the transportation of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. In case of purchase of the work by non-Italian clients it will be necessary to obtain an export permit, which takes about 15/20 days, our gallery will take care of the whole phase until it is obtained. All costs of this procedure are included. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We look forward to seeing you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to respond. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Saint Peter, Giovanni Battista Beinaschi (fossano C. 1634 - Naples 1688) Workshop

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi (Fossano c. 1634 - Naples 1688) workshop Penitent Saint Peter Oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm Framed 97 x 77 cm Conservation status: Good general condition, presence of restorations The work shows us an intense image of St. Peter the Apostle, portrayed according to the typical iconography that sees him as a mature man, with his hands joined and clasped in prayer, while his gaze is directed towards heaven in a gesture of devout religiosity. The figure of the Apostle is depicted with a profound scenographic setting in a strongly dramatic and baroque style, vigorous, with marked somatic features, clutching the keys to Paradise, his inconographic attribute (‘To you I will give the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven’, Matthew 16:19). The backlight effects and a magical atmosphere of chiaroscuro make the character dynamic, oriented towards a light source that laps against his face. Studying the stylistic characteristics and details, we can circumscribe its attribution to the late Baroque painter Giovan Battista Beinaschi (1634 - 1688), whose prolific activity was concentrated between Rome, where he was trained, and Naples. Nevertheless, he moved frequently throughout his career between Turin, Parma, possibly Bologna and Genoa, assimilating varied artistic influences from each place. If, at first, he showed a leaning towards Roman classicism, this influence was soon supplanted by an increasingly pronounced rapprochement to the Baroque cultural front: many critics, in particular, place Beinaschi's personality in the current of the ‘Tenebristi painters’ (although active in the second half of the 17th century); In our case, a comparison with similar subjects painted in Rome around 1670/80, such as ‘the weeping of St. Peter’ in the Durazzo Pallavicini collection in Genoa(https://www.museidigenova.it/it/le-lacrime-di-san-pietro ) * is sufficient. *Giovanni Battista Beinaschi (Fassano, 1636 - Naples, 1688) - Oil on canvas, 91 x 78 cm. Genoa, Strada Nuova Museums ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with an attractive wooden frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

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The God Apollo, 17th Century Venetian Painter

17th century Venetian painter The God Apollo Oil on canvas 66 x 48 cm. - Framed 80 x 62 cm. (full details click here) Apollo, the god of music and science, as well as patron of poetry, is depicted here. In accordance with iconographic tradition, he is portrayed as a good-looking young man, crowned with laurel, a plant symbol of victory, under which some legends claim he was born. Instead of the lyre, his other typical attribute, we see him here intent on displaying the silhouette of a noble coat of arms, in honour of the commissioning family. An analysis of the painting allows us to place its execution in the northern Italian school, executed by a Venetian artist in the mid 17th century, although the style is still anchored in the Renaissance dictates of the previous century. It could probably be a trial sketch for a cycle of frescoes with a mythological theme, typical of the great halls of Venetian palaces; on the basis of a stylistic comparison, it can be compared with the production of the Paduan fresco painter Michele Primon (see the fresco cycles Villa Contarini in Piazzola sul Brenta). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold with a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Flora As An Allegory Of Spring, Guglielmo Cortese, Known As Borgognone (1628 - 1679)

Guglielmo Cortese, known as Borgognone (Saint Hippolite 1628 - Rome 1679) Flora with putto (Allegory of Spring) Oil on canvas 74 x 61 cm. - Framed 93 x 79 cm. Condition: Good, has restorations The painting in question, of outstanding quality and artistic value, depicts the allegory of spring, personified by the beautiful Flora, the Roman fertility goddess: the young goddess is seated in a graceful pose, sumptuously dressed in a draped gown and with her head adorned with flowers, to emphasise her loveliness, while she embraces a small chubby putto, possibly Zephyrus, intent on grasping a flowering branch. From the middle of the 17th century, the fashion for these decorative depictions of mythological-themed maidens in settings adorned with flowers or fruit soon spread throughout Italy, but especially in Rome. Apart from the decorative character, this type of painting presumably also had a symbolic meaning, for instance in its connection with flowers as a metaphor for female beauty and youth. Another possible meaning of the painting under consideration would be the erotic allusion, not unusual even in a culture dominated by the restrictions of the Counter-Reformation. It is a painting of immediate beauty, combining remarkable pictorial finesse with a scenic construction capable of satisfying even the most demanding gaze. The style of the work, distinguished by a textural drafting with soft strokes and brilliant colourism, make it ascribable to the Roman environment of the second half of the 17th century, and attributable to the work of Guglielmo Cortese known as il Borgognone (Saint Hippolite 1628- Rome 1679), French by origin but active in Italy for most of his career, especially in Rome. The analysis of stylistic and figurative features, in particular the refined style, well calibrated to Baroque exuberance, as well as the setting with elements of classicist ascendancy, are typical features of Borgognone's creations, borrowed from the examples of Brueghel, of whom he was a great follower and with whom he collaborated on several occasions. See for example, among the collaborative works between Guglielmo Cortese and Abraham Brueghel ‘Putti with Flowers in a Garden’ (Private Collection, Bergamo) (1), ‘Still Life with Vases of Flowers and Putti’ (Private Collection, Milan) (2) or the ‘Young Woman with Putto in a Garden with Fruit and Vegetables’ (Private Collection, Modena) (3). Source: Zeri Foundation (1) https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/87208/ (2) https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/87261/ (3) https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/87097/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with a nice gilded frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Saint Michael Archangel, Guido Reni (bologna 1575 - 1642) Workshop Of

Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642), workshop of probably Giovanni Andrea Sirani (Bologna, 1610 - 1670) Saint Michael Archangel 17th century oil on canvas Dimensions: 142 x 112 cm./ with frame 164 x 135 cm. Provenance: Tuscan Collection, Lucca We share a work of great importance, an imposing oil painting on canvas depicting the famous St. Michael the Archangel, commissioned from Guido Reni in 1635 for the Church of the Capuchins, in Via Veneto in Rome (PHOTO 1), erected as a gift from Cardinal Antonio Barberini (1569-1646), brother of Urban VIII. After a long and intense training in Bologna, culminating at the Carracci Academy, 27-year-old Guido Reni went to Rome in 1602, soon becoming a celebrated interpreter of the taste of the most culturally influential circles, and winning the protection of great personalities such as Popes Paul V, Urban VIII and Scipione Borghese. The canvas shows the Archangel Michael, engaged in the battle against Evil, and depicted as a young man of rare beauty, strong and delicate at the same time, who, with his sword drawn, repels an irritated devil to hell, whose head he tramples with his foot; the soft draperies envelop the angel's body with an intense classicism, where a balanced composition concentrates the observer's attention on his angelic face. Great was the recognition and esteem of his contemporaries, and the painting was immediately an incredible success, also due to the controversy it aroused on the part of the Pamphili family, a family that had always been in conflict with the Barberini, who commissioned the canvas. In fact, Reni, having learnt that Cardinal Giovanni Battista Pamphili, the future Pope Innocent X, had slandered him by denigrating his work, in revenge would impersonate the Devil with his own face. Reni's cunning was to exploit the historical competition between two of the most influential families in seventeenth-century Rome, the Barberini and the Pamphili, for his own personal revenge, while at the same time giving his work sudden celebrity. We can state that the proposed canvas, considering the time of its execution and its superlative quality, is certainly the work of an artist from Reni's prolific workshop. Giovan Andrea Sirani (Bologna, 1610 - 1670), one of Reni's favourites, deserves to be mentioned, so much so that the master even entrusted him with the task of reproducing the cartoons on the canvases and sketching them, continually putting him in contact with the prototypes of the works. With regard to the work in question, we know of a canvas, made by Giovan Andrea Sirani, which very faithfully replicates its subject and characteristics, and which is now housed in the Bob Jones Museum in South Carolina (United States of America) (PHOTO 2). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with an antique frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Venice With St. Mark's Square And The Doge's Palace, Maximilian Heilmaier (1869 - 1923) Signed

Maximilian Heilmaier (1869 Isen - 1923 München) Signed Max Heilmaier Munchen bottom left Venice with St. Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace from the Lagoon ( - LINK -) Oil on canvas 50 x 66 cm. In beautiful period frame 81 x 96 cm. Beautiful view of Venice immortalised from St. Mark's Basin with the Riva degli Schiavoni, the majestic Doge's Palace and, on the left, the Venice Mint, now home to the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana with its tall bell tower in the background. Both buildings overlook St. Mark's Square, introduced by the two columns of St. Theodore and St. Mark (the clock tower can be glimpsed in the background), which support the statues of the patron saints of Venice, Theodore and Mark. A quality work by the painter Maximilian Heilmaier around the end of the 19th century. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold with a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. In the case of purchase of the work by non-Italian clients, it will be necessary to obtain an export permit, which takes about 15/20 days; our gallery will take care of the entire phase until it is obtained. All costs of this procedure are included. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Carlo Maratta (camerano 1625 - Rome, 1713), Virgin And Child

Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625 - Rome, 1713) Virgin and Child Late 17th - early 18th century Oil on canvas 49 x 35 cm. - Framed 62 x 48 cm. Provenance: Hampel Munich, Sep. 28, 2023 (lot 265) https://www.hampel-auctions.com/a/Carlo-Maratta-1625-Camerano-1713-Rom-zug.html?a=137&s=884&... The proposed work, depicting a Madonna and Child in a landscape view through the window on the left, can be attributed to the master Carlo Maratta, one of the greatest exponents of 17th-century classicism, or to an author active in his flourishing workshop; The composition shows a remarkable quality of execution, and a style that succeeds in balancing a taste for classicism with a baroque style devoid of excess, two contrasting tendencies that, thanks to Maratta, were able to reconcile with surprising results. Despite its illustrative simplicity, we see the emotional and painterly qualities of the master, who devised specific Marian iconographies distinguished by an idealised beauty. The canvas under scrutiny belongs to this peculiar collector's sphere and the prototype can be recognised in the canvas in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna from the Albani collection, dated around 1660 (Link: https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda/opera/51842/). Thanks to the exceptional critical and collector's fortune of his works, this one of all, his creations constituted an absolute reference model, a paradigm of a pictorial style that was balanced in all its components (drawing, colour, composition, iconography), making him an undisputed point of reference on the Roman art scene, as well as a source of inspiration for European classicism. An industrious band of pupils and followers gravitated around the master, making it still very difficult today to distinguish, from an attributive point of view, the compositions replicated by the author from those entrusted instead to his pupils, especially those destined for easy circulation and highly appreciated on the market, such as the beautiful Madonna under examination. See, for example, the same Virgin and Child from a Private Collection in Rome (Link: http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda/opera/51751/), and the Virgin and Child with Two Angels from the English collection of Stourhead House in Wiltshire(http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/732152), or the Madonna and Child with St. John, which takes up the subject with compositional variations from the National Museum of Fine Arts in Malta (Link: http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/51220/) Originally from Camerano, in the Marche region near Ancona, Carlo Maratti distinguished himself for his precocious talent, moving early on to Rome to Andrea Sacchi's workshop, where he studied all the greatest classicist artists, from Raphael to Bolognese painters. However, he was not immune to the fascination of Baroque art, which, thanks to artists such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giovanni Lanfranco and Pietro da Cortona, was experiencing its zenith. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with an attractive frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

Pieter Casteels III (1684 - 1749) Signed And Dated, Floral Still Life

Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684 - 1749 Richmond) Signed and dated lower left, on the stone ‘P Casteels F. 1729 Floral still life with roses, peonies, daisies and other flowers in a carved vase resting on an antique frieze oil on canvas 79 x 83 cm. - In frame 96 x 102 cm. Provenance: CHRISTIE'S New York, 26 January 2005, lot 14 (link) LEMPERTZ, Cologne, 20 May, 2017, lot 1114 (link) FULL DETAILS (click here) Superb quality and compositional refinement are the hallmarks of this magnificent still life, a signed jewel of the Antwerp master Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684 - Richmond 1749): the work shows a rich floral composition, with roses, peonies, daisies and other flowers overflowing from a sculpted vase, resting on an antique frieze with a classical relief. The still life excellently documents the expressive qualities of the painter, capable in his creations of creating a sequence of similar compositions but without falling into the banality of illustrative replication, displaying a descriptive sensibility of remarkable visual impact and refinement. The still life, painted in 1729, is therefore a work from his mature artistic phase, the period most appreciated by collectors, as he favoured highly articulated and sumptuous compositions, often set against a landscape background, with rather large formats. Stylistically, these works follow a taste which, from the manner of Gaspar Peter Verbruggen, evolved towards forms not only typical of the Netherlands, but which can easily be defined as European, with typically Italian inflections, winking at painters active in the Neapolitan-Roman environment such as Gasparo Lopez, Francesco Lavagna and Nicola Malinconico. Pieter Casteels was born into an established family of painters in Amsterdam. He moved to England in 1708 and soon made a name for himself in the London art world. After a short stay in Antwerp, he settled permanently in London in 1717. As Castells spent most of his life in England, most of his works can now be found in private collections and British museums. Among the paintings that can be compared are the two still lifes with flowers over carved basins, one of which is signed and dated 1729, sold at Christie's, London, on 6 November 1964, or the still life in a garden passed by Sotheby's, also in London, on 10 December 2015 (lot 134). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with a pleasing gilded frame and comes with a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Should you have the desire to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/

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