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Roberto Venturi (1846 - 1883). Oil Painting on Canvas.
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Roberto Venturi (1846 - 1883). Oil Painting on Canvas.

19th century
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Roberto Venturi (1846 - 1883). Oil on Canvas - Man Smoking Pipe. 19th Century.

Signed lower right: Venturi. Renouned artist, painting very much in the Rembrandt style (man smoking a pipe). Other works by this artist (sold at auction) include Page Boy, and Paggetto.

In good condition. Canvas would benefit from further stretching. Overall dimensions (including frame): Height = 73.5cm; Width = 63cm.

*Born in Milan, he studied in Brescia, the city of origin of his family. Having enrolled at the Brera Academy, he was a pupil of Giuseppe Bertini, dedicating himself to historical painting. In 1880 he won the Brera triennial prize with the opera Giambellino ed Antonello da Messina. Other of his works, as well as in the Brera Academy, are preserved in the museum of modern art in Naples and in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia.

Physical Dimensions
Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
49.5cm (19.49")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
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Dragoncharger Antiques has dated this Roberto Venturi Oil Portrait to the 19th Century.

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Roberto Venturi (1846 - 1883). Oil on Canvas - Man Smoking Pipe. 19th Century.

Signed lower right: Venturi. Renouned artist, painting very much in the Rembrandt style (man smoking a pipe). Other works by this artist (sold at auction) include Page Boy, and Paggetto.

fig 1. A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones.
fig 1. Roberto Venturi (1846 - 1883). Oil Painting on Canvas.

In good condition. Canvas would benefit from further stretching. Overall dimensions (including frame): Height = 73.5cm; Width = 63cm.

Born in Milan, he studied in Brescia, the city of origin of his family.

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Having enrolled at the Brera Academy, he was a pupil of Giuseppe Bertini, dedicating himself to historical painting.
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In 1880 he won the Brera triennial prize with the opera Giambellino ed Antonello da Messina. Other of his works, as well as in the Brera Academy, are preserved in the museum of modern art in Naples and in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia.

Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
49.5cm (19.49")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Dragoncharger Antiques has dated this Roberto Venturi Oil Portrait to the 19th Century.

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SA1095315
Dealers Internal Ref
D:00020
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Archive I A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones.

Roberto Venturi (1846 - 1883). Oil Painting on Canvas.

Archive II A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones. View II
Archive III A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones. View III
Archive IV A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones. View IV
Archive V A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones. View V
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A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones.
Roberto Venturi (1846 - 1883). Oil Painting on Canvas.
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A framed 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a profile portrait of a bearded man holding a pipe in muted earthy tones.
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During the nineteenth century, European portrait artists increasingly focused on character studies and realistic depictions of everyday subjects. Movements shifted from formal academic portraiture to expressive brushwork and direct observation of light and shadow.

Artworks from this era were primarily executed using oil pigments applied to stretched linen or cotton canvas. Frames were traditionally crafted from timber, featuring moulded plaster detailing, gilding, or polished wood finishes.

Authentic works display natural age-related craquelure across the paint layer, visible artist signatures, and characteristic oxidisation on the timber stretcher bars and reverse of the canvas. Construction techniques on the framing and stretcher joints also indicate period origin.

A traditional oil portrait can be hung on a dark feature wall to highlight its rich tones or rested on a sideboard alongside contemporary ceramics to create a curated contrast.

Preserve oil paintings by hanging them away from direct sunlight, damp areas, and heat sources. Clean gently using a dry, soft brush to remove surface dust without disturbing the paint surface.
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