Italian Capriccio with Classical Ruins and Figures, 18th Century

Very close to Giambattista Pittoni. Excellent condition. No signature present.

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This exquisite painting, resembling a precious jewel, serves as an exceptional illustration of the devotional cabinet paintings created by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, a highly original Bolognese artist during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Crespi's distinctiveness extended beyond his unique style and technique to the subjects he chose to portray. While his portraits and genre paintings often displayed a light-hearted and even irreverent tone, his treatment of religious themes resonated with deep emotion, even in its most inventive forms. This recently uncovered work by Crespi is a typical representation, invoking the tender connection between mother and child, and the Child's destiny, all within a compact and intimate format. Executed on a small scale, the painting showcases Crespi's remarkable sensitivity and mastery of paint, especially evident in the expressive brushwork of the drapery. The restrained and focused composition of the Holy Family allows for contemplation of the figures. Mary cradles the Christ child gently, seemingly presenting him to the viewer, her gaze knowing as the infant holds a diminutive cross, symbolizing his future crucifixion. Joseph appears in the background, emerging from the left side of the frame, gazing upward with folded hands in prayer. Individual motifs from this painting reappear in other works by Crespi, suggesting a synthesis of familiar elements into a vibrant composition. The artist's revisitation of designs throughout his career is evident, and this painting on copper likely belongs to a later period, reflecting stylistic ties to other works and Crespi's increased production of smaller devotional pieces. Distinguished by its cool palette, bold coloration, and the expressive force of the artist's hand, this Holy Family painting...

Signed low left. Documents indicate that Cornelis Pietersz Bega was born in either 1631 or 1632 in Haarlem. His grandfather was the renowned history painter Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562 - 1638), and his extended family included many other more minor painters, sculptors, and craftsmen. In the spring of 1653 he traveled with the portraitist and still life painter Vincent Laurensz van der Vinne...

Capriccio Of Roman Ruins. 18th Century follower of Giovani Paolo PANINI (1691-1765) - one of a pair 18th Century Italian Capriccio of figures among Roman ruins, oil on canvas. Exce...

Antonio Stom (Venice, Italy, c. 1688 - 1734) Title: Architectural Capriccio Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 88 x 113 cm - with frame 106 x 132 cm Carved, sculpted and...

Italian 18th Century Miniature Capriccio with Ruins and Figures attr. to Giovanni Panini. Beautifully executed Gouache miniature painting of Roman ruins and figures. It is attribute...

Landscape with classical ruins. Oil on canvas. Attributed to Giner, Vicente (ca. 1636-1681). Reengineered (reentelado in spanish). Landscape with rocks and buildings in the background that presents, in the foreground, constructions with a marked classicist air, accompanied by two female sculptures on two pedestals. At the foot of this building, there is a group of people, dressed in the classic way (women, children and a soldier with a spear). Vicente Giner, canon and artist from Castellón, is documented working in Rome during the last quarter of the seventeenth century (until he died here in 1681), where he requested, together with others, from Carlos II...