The Golden Age.

Early eighteenth century. Florence, Italy. Sold. Oil painting on canvas cm 124 x 140,5. Professor Giancarlo Sestieri, in a thorough expertise, relates the work to the Florentine master Benedetto Luti (Florence 1666 -Rome 1724). He writes ” It is a significant testimony of Benedetto Luti, both for its pictorial freshness linked to its state of …

Elegant male portrait.

XVIII century, Bologna – Italy. Portrait of Saint Stanislaus, oil on canvas painting of the second part of the eighteenth century . It is a sketch of great quality for the execution, and the particular attention to the expression of the manly portrait attributable to Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728-1781) born in San Matteo della Decima and …

Cleopatra con Moretto.

Fine XVII° Italia – Venezia . Autore Giuseppe Diamantini (Fossombrone 1621-Venezia 1705), Parere orale del Professore Edouard Safarik. Cornice Salvator Rosa in legno dorato e laccato .Olio su tela. Dimensioni cm 94×110. Buono lo stato di conservazione.

Romantic pastoral scene.

Early nineteenth ,Sicily. Italy. Two young shepperds in love look after his sheep, the golden light illuminates the romantic landscape, with the sea in the background and a wonderfull blu sky. This large oil on canvas painted with classical romanticism, is an example of Arcadia .The artist used bright colours to represent a classical vision …

A pair of small Baccanal scenes.

Early XIXth. England. A pair of small paintings that represent a baccanal ,the children are playing and singing in a light landscape with statues . In the first scene, a child on a goat is surrounding by his friends that make music and dance. In the second scene they continue the party drinking and playing, …

A pair of small Seventeenth battles.

Late Seventeenth, early Eighteenth, Naples, Italy. Two small oil paintings on canvas representing a pair of battles. Classic and elegant scenes of a fight where antique knights on horses clash in bright landscapes . Very good state of conservation. Original restored frames,

Pandora’s box ,Sodoma and Gomorra.

Late XVI th Century, Genoese School, Italy. Large oil on canvas paiting that represents two sujects : the Pandora’s box and Sodoma and Gomorra . The characters are separated by architectural columns, on the background the town is burning. The female nudes in the foreground have a bright and elegant complexion that contrasts with the …

Four panels on parchment ,birds and flowers.

Eighteenth Century, Piemonte, Italy. Sold. The panels are paintings in tempera on parchment, applied to the canvas. They are a pleasant Turin interpretation of chinoiseries when Italy followed the orientalist taste . Birds and flowers stand out against the ivory blackground with light elegance . Good conservation with few shadows. No frames. Size : 170 …