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 …

The Golden Age.

Early eighteenth century. Florence, Italy. 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 ‘unfinished’ …

Pair of small floral architectures.

Early 19th century, neoclassical, Italy. Piedmont. Small pair of floral architectures, oil on canvas, framed in carved and gilded wood. Good state of conservation. Size: 113 X 40 cm.

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 …

Couple of landscapes on board.

Couple of landscapes on board. In the two country scenes, on the mountains that have a view of the city in the distance, the shepherd watches over the flock of sheep ‘one helped by his dog. The serene and slow atmosphere marks two moments of the day, one at dawn the other at transmonto. They …

Roman lanscape with ruins and figures.

Dated 1860 Roma,Italy. Large oil on canvas representing a beautiful view of Rome from Monte Mario, it was the first magnificent sight that the pilgrims gethad when thet arrived to the Eternal City. Behind Ponte Milvio on the back they could see the Dome of San pietro with the whole Vatican and the Colosseum. Good …

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 …

Natura morta con fiori e frutta,Roma.

XVII°secolo-Italia. Dipinto olio su tela del Seicento romano, raffigurante un elegante natura morta appoggiata su un piano di pietra , il fondo scuro esalta i fiori ,tulipani, rose e campanule azzurre racchiusi in un vaso di vetro limpido, in contrapposizione alla coloratissima natura morta autunnale con mele e pere e dei grappoli d’uva dorata. Buono …

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 …