Tag: Italian
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Alberto Pasini, MARKET IN CONSTANTINOPLE 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 33
Alberto Pasini, 1826 – 1899, ITALIAN MARKET IN CONSTANTINOPLE Oil on canvas 38.5 by 46cm., 15¼ by 18¼in. Private collection It is common to think that the western terminus of the Silk Road was Rome in Italy. However, whilst Rome was indeed an important destination for Chinese silk during the first two or three centuries…
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Giulio Rosati, THE CARPET MERCHANT 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 24
Giulio Rosati, 1858 – 1917, ITALIAN THE CARPET MERCHANT Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper 36 by 25.5cm., 14¼ by 10in. Private collection Giulio Rosati, 1858 – Rome – 1917, specialised in eighteenth century costume pieces, comical scenes of from the life of the clergy and Orientalist subjects. His preferred medium was watercolour, though he also worked…
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Gustavo Simoni, THE CARPET SELLER 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 26
Gustavo Simoni, 1846 – 1946, ITALIAN THE CARPET SELLER, c. 1893 Watercolour and pencil on paper 57 by 86.5cm., 22¾ by 34in. Private collection Arab Market Scene is the type of on-site composition that Simoni developed into paintings in his studio from travel sketches in North Africa and the Middle East. Although best known for his…
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Tintoretto, Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1578/80, 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Lucretia, with Footnotes. # 20
Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), Italian, 1518-1594 Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1578/80 Oil on canvas 68 7/8 x 59 5/8 in. (175 x 151.5 cm) The Art Institute of Chicago Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of Rome, being engaged in the siege of Ardea, sent his son, Sextus Tarquinius, on a military errand to Collatia. Sextus was…
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ANTONIO ERMOLAO PAOLETTI, (1834-1912), ITALIAN, SELLING CRABS 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #34
ANTONIO ERMOLAO PAOLETTI, (1834-1912), ITALIAN SELLING CRABS Oil on panel 6.75″ x 10.75″ — 17.1 x 27.3 cm. Private Collection Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (May 8, 1834 in Venice – December 13, 1912 in Venice) was an Italian painter, mainly of Venetian genre scenes, recalling Bamboccianti life of children and women, as well as sacred fresco work…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #26
Attributed to Pietro Fragiacomo, (1856-1922) Venice Oil on canvas 40×50 cm Private collection Pietro Fragiacomo (14 August 1856 – 18 May 1922) was an Italian painter, depicting sea and land-scapes. He was born in the mainly Italian town of Pirano d’Istria near Trieste, but lived most of his life in Venice. He only studied for a year at…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 13 – With Footnotes
Pietro Torrini, (Italian, 1852-1920) The rivals Oil on canvas 103 x 121cm (40 9/16 x 47 5/8in) Private collection Pietro Torrini (Italian, 1852-1920) was born on New Year’s Day 1852 IN Florence, Tuscany and was to become a master of the 19th Century conversation piece in Italy He was a prolific artist and is best known…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #20
Giacomo Favretto Venedig, 1849 – Venedig 1887 and collaborator Venetian Street Scene Watercolour, 17,5 x 25 cm Private collection Giacomo Favretto (August 11, 1849 – June 12, 1887) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting genre subjects in Venice, his native city. Born in Venice into a family of humble origin, his father was a carpenter and he…
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