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Late 17th-century Italian School, Architectural Capriccio With Portico & Distant Mountain - Antique Oil Painting
Status:This item has been sold Sold by:Brave Fine Art
This late 17th-century Italian oil painting depicts a view with distinctive Italianate architecture including a building with an iconic portico and pediment.
Popular in mid-17th-century Rome, architectural ensembles of this nature are referred to as ‘capriccios’ and generally works of imaginative fiction. Artists were at liberty to interpret a view as they wished, rearranging, resizing, and even redesigning entire buildings. The results were fantastical, thought-provoking, and intended for a sophisticated buyer.
Many architectural capriccios feature a clear structure, which emphasises linear perspective and robust vertical planes. Here, the composition feels balanced despite the ‘weight’ being unequally distributed towards the left. This is achieved through the inclusion of the sinuous tree and distant mountain.
One particularly successful practitioner of this technique was Alessandro Salucci (1590-1655/60), the Florentine painter who worked predominantly in Rome. He adopted ...a light palette, in a similar way to our piece, to reduce over-dramatisation and convey a sense of classical refinement. It’s conceivable that the artist was influenced by Salucci’s oeuvre.
Today, as we consider these distinguished old relics of 17th-century Rome, they convey a sense of much-needed gravitas and enduring dependability.
Held in an early 19th-century frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 34½” x 25” / 88cm x 64cm
Year of creation: c. 1680
Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed ‘(a)ntinori’ and ‘corsini’ on the reverse.
Provenance: Giovanni Pratesi, Florence / Private collection, Italy.
Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Canvas relined. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. Later stretcher. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.
Our reference: BRV2022
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1126125
Dateline of this antique is 17th Century
Height is 64cm (25.2inches)Width is 88cm (34.6inches)Depth is 5cm (2.0inches)
Antique SA1126125 shown on this page was made in the 17th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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ANTIQUE SA1126125
CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Brave Fine Art
Exquisite antique paintings that capture the imagination.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01684 215986
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD
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