Christ Crucified

“Seguitemi, vi farò pescatori di uomini” Gesù di Nazareth Christ Crucified Wooden sculpture Art of Friuli, first half of the 15th century h: cm 150 The body of Christ is marked by a naturalistic intensity and suffering.Crowned with thorns, his head reclines to the right with his long locks of hair falling down over his […]
Leandro Bassano

“Abbiamo bisogno di contadini, di poeti, gente che sa fare il pane, che ama gli alberi e riconosce il vento.” Franco Arminio Leandro Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1557 – Venice 1622) Pastoral Scene Oil on canvas cm. 107 x 143 All of the characteristics of Leandro Bassano’s artwork are present in this painting. The dry […]
Sheet in preparation

“Questo è il mio ritratto, questa è la mia nobiltà: […] l’ho conquistata a prezzo di innumerevoli fatiche e pericoli Gaio Mario Jacopo Amigoni (Venice 1682 – Madrid 1752) Portrait of a bishop Oil on canvas Cm 98,5 x 78,5 Sheet in preparation A powerful psychological study marks this “Portrait of a bishop” by Jacopo […]
Il Guercino

“Quel che ho scritto ho scritto.” San Giovanni Evangelista Giovanni Francesco Barbieri known as Il Guercino (Cento 1591 – Bologna 1666) Saint John the Evangelist Oil on canvas Cm 65 x 51 The fantastic “Saint John the Evangelist” in question, with its warm hues, typical brushwork and still early, delicate features is an admirable example […]
Albert Cuyp

“Governare una famiglia è poco meno difficile che governare un regno.” Michelle de Montaigne Albert Cuyp (Dordrecht 1620 – ivi 1691) Family portrait Oil on canvas Cm 120 x 165 Signed on the bottom right In this large family portrait, the members of the group are depicted in simple attire, in perfect accordance with the […]
Francesco Bassano

“L’inverno non è una stagione è un’occupazione.” Sinclair Lewis Francesco Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1549 – Venice 1592) Winter Allegory Oil on canvas Cm 92 x 135 This painting shows the typical features of Francesco Bassano’s art: the “sombre feeling” of the scene, the dense material that creates clumps of colour accompanied by “stringy” touches […]
Claude Deruet

“Una bella donna non si cura neppure degli dei.” Orazio Claude Deruet (Nancy 1588 – ivi 1660) Portrait of Anne of Austria Oil on panel Cm 33 x 25 The simplicity of the composition, which recalls those of official portraits, is enriched by the elegance of the disegno and by the colours used which, combined […]
Benedetto Gennari

“La bellezza non può essere interrogata: regna per diritto divino.” Oscar Wilde Benedetto Gennari (Cento 1633 – Bologna 1715) Venus nursing Cupid Oil on canvas Cm 120 x 155 The painting portrays Venus nursing Cupid as she disarms him. The scene immediately strikes the viewer with the softness of the flesh and of the drapery, […]
Santi Buglioni

“Piange la Madre pietosa contemplando le piaghe del suo Figlio.” Jacopone da Todi Santi Buglioni (Florence 1494 – 1576) Pietà in a landscape Florentine art, first quarter of the 16th century Glazed terracotta Cm 74 x 71 The naturalistic suffering that characterises this glazed terracotta is expressed by the drama of the scene created by […]
Hemispherical copper cup

“E cos’è, se non destino dell’uomo, questo portare il proprio fardello, bere il proprio calice?” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Hemispherical copper cup Adriatic-Byzantine art, 9th-10th century Full patina repoussé and engraved copper h. cm 10, d. cm 15 This cup, clearly ecclesiastical, is decorated all the way down its body with the figures of the […]