Antique Drop Leaf Secrétaire Walnut Italy XVIII Century - Piemont, Mid XVIII Century

Oil on canvas. Genoese school of the 18th century. The countryside landscape sees a crumbling structure rising in the center, the ruins of a building through whose torn walls you can see the masses of white clouds in the background flowing; in front of it flows a stream, in which a woman is washing clothes, while her companion sits on a nearby rock, in line with the female figure and almost symmetrical with the female figure. The scene is characterized by a particular search for light, by a dynamism of forms (you can notice the directional continuity of the treetops with the roof of the ruin and the clouds) and by the theatricality of the figures, all elements that have defined the pictorial production of the Genoese Baroque. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil on oak panel. Flemish school of the 17th-18th century. The sacred representation shows the moment of the birth of Jesus in a cave, watched over and adored by Mary and Joseph together with four angels; the figures are well characterized and highlighted by bright colors, while behind them the donkey and the ox blend in with the chromatic uniformity of the cave and the earth. On the right, in the background and in soft colors, fading into the background landscape, the scene of the announcement to the shepherds is depicted. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil on canvas. The painting is inspired by the pictorial methods of Francesco Foschi (1710 -1780), an artist who specialized in landscapes and who widely spread the taste for winter landscapes. In this painting we have a glimpse of a mountain landscape, with a village located in a valley beneath rocky and snow-capped peaks. Even the houses and meadows are sprinkled with snow, which is absent on the path traveled by numerous figures; the pink atmosphere of the sky evokes the beginning of a new day, already fervent with activity. The painting has been restored and relined. It is presented in a mid-20th century frame.

Oil on canvas. Sweet depiction of the putative paternity of Saint Joseph, who delicately holds his little son in his arms, who in turn strokes his beard, while they tenderly look into each other's eyes. Peculiar is the detail of the white cloth with blue stripes that the saint holds with one hand and which corresponds to the Talled (or Tallit), or the Jewish shawl used by men for ritual prayers. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil on canvas. The scene depicts the episode told in the biblical book of Genesis, of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, after they committed the sin of eating the forbidden fruit, fruit of the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil. Aware of their nakedness, the man and woman are driven away by an archangel, with the sword of justice in his hand and surrounded by a cloud of fire, they walk shamefully and modestly into the world, represented in a Nordic landscape. The painting, restored and relined, is presented in an early 1900s frame, with carved and applied wooden decorations and friezes.

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Majolica plate with lobed rim. In the center of the plate there is a decoration with a group of turreted buildings inside a frame with leafy branches.

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Majolica plate with lobed rim. In the center of the plate a group of turreted buildings rises from an island of land with plants; the background is crossed by glazes representing the sky. Along the frame decoration with leafy sprigs that emerge from the perimeter.

Oil painting on canvas. Large scene of the Nativity, which develops on two crossed lines: a vertical dimension centered on the architectural structure in bricks and straw, the stable that gave shelter to the family of Nazareth, over which the angels hover announcing the divine glory; horizontal dimension in the lower half, composed of a multitude of figures: in the center the Holy Family, on the two sides the shepherds who go to honor the Child, bringing their simple gifts in nature. Of simple and popular taste, the scene is placed on a poorly defined background. The painting has been restored and relined, but still has large losses of colour. In frame.

Italy Second Half of the 18th Century

Majolica plate with lobed and molded rim. In the center of the plate a group of turreted buildings rises from an island of land with plants; the background is crossed by veils that represent the sky. Along the frame I decorate with leafy branches that come out from the perimeter.

Italy, Late XVII Century

Majolica plate decorated with great heat in shades of blue.