Still life with flowers, butterflies and an antique letter.

Early XVIIIth century , Flemish. Elegant oil painting on canvas depicting a triumph of finely colored flowers executed with a very colorful range of shades from blue to yellow, to red, to the browns and greens of the leaves and the golden grapes, which are enhanced by the brown background. The still life rests on …

Still life with fruit,bunches of grapes, apples

XVIIth century, Naples, Italy.    Still life with fruit, bunches of grapes, apples, portrayed in a landscape. 17th° century. Naples, Italy.   Author Abraham Brueghel (Antwerp 1631-Naples 1690) is an important Flemish painter of the Brueghel dynasty. Son of Jan Brueghel dei Velluti, he moved to Italy first to Rome and then permanently to Naples. …

Flowers in a crystal vase.

France,late seventeenth,early eighteenth century . Small oil on canvas painting, with orange flowers , roses ,carnations, white and yellow tuberoses, that stand out on the dark blackground. The green stems appears in the crystall vase that reflects the light. Nice originale gilded wood frame. Very good conditions. Size : 31x 24 cm. With the frame …

The kiss.

Modesto Faustini. Late XIXth .Italy. Modest Faustini (Brescia 1839, Rome 1891).  Italian painter, He studied at the Brera Academy and perfected his skills in Rome, where he was influenced by C. Maccari who decorated the Senate, among other things, becoming famous in Umbertine Italy. Faustini was first a genre and history painter. In this work …

Piazza Barberini, Roma sparita.

Late XIXth, begining XXth Century, Dusseldorf,Germany. Signed Albert Arntz, Germany 1832-1914. He studied painting from 1854 to 1860 at the KunstaKademie of Dusseldorf. He seen Italy several times and he painted different landscapes of Naples and Rome. In his work we can find an effective treetment of light and colour. In this “Piazza Barberini” we …

Italian landscape with courting couple.

Late Seventeenth,Holland. The painting, a classically sized oil on canvas (82 X 118 cm), can be traced to Dutch Golden Age landscape painter Pieter Van der Leeuw, 1647 Dordrecht, Netherlands 1679. In this Italianate view in which a shepherd woos a young girl, surrounded by animals silhouetted against the background of a clear sky with …

Pair of neoclassic overdoors,rural scenes .

Late XVIIIth ,Italy, Marche. The two elegant oil on canvas green grisailles representing young peasants with his sheeps and dogs have important neoclassic ivory lacquered frames, decorated with garlands and flowers a mecca. These antique paintings are unusual and elegant for his sizes and the contrast of colours, the green grisailles and the ivory of …

Landscape with working horses.

Early XXth Century, Italy. Signed Julius Von Blaas, and dated 1912. Important painting depicted working horses in a rare atmosphere . Immersed in a peculiar light with the violet earth, the clouds hiding the rising sun in places are emphasized by the vigorous brushstrokes that also enhance the slow and tiring working in the fields. …

Ancient ruins with mausoleum animated by small figures.

End XVIII° century Bologna,Italia. Large and scenic architectures with antique ruins animated by small characters, high colonnades and monuments that stand out on a clear sky. The author belongs to the School of Bibbiena whose founder was the architect Ferdinando Galli Bibbiena (Bologna 1657-1743), who was an Italian architect, set designer and artist belonging to …

Madonna with child.

Late XVIth,early XVIIth century . Siena, Italy. Oil painting on canvas attributable to Ventura Salimbeni (Siena 1569-1613). He was considered an epigone of Sienese Mannerism. He worked in various cities including Florence, Luca, Pisa. His works were highly appreciated, and he received several important commissions. In this beautifully crafted painting, we find Salimbeni’s very personal …