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After Benjamin West PRA (1738-1820) -19th Century Oil, Cornelia and Her Children

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A very fine and delicate copy of Rolinda Sharples c.1825 painting of a young boy trying (and failing) to blow out a candle in a darkened room. The use o...

This atmospheric painting depicts a rustic interior scene, with figures gathered around a large fireplace that dominates the composition. The artist skilfully uses light and shadow t...

A beautiful example of an early 18th century devotional painting depicting the Holy Family in a landscape. On the left stands Mary, wearing a flowing pink dress with blue drapery, he...

This evocative 18th-century religious painting depicts the Holy Family enveloped in a radiant golden light. Executed in the tradition of the Italian masters, it demonstrates a master...

Sophia, Lady de Clifford and her Children Pastel Oval THE ARTIST Daniel Gardner (1750-1805) was an inventive portrait painter known for blending pastel, gouache, and graphite to ...

Matteo Bonechi (Florence, Italy, 1669 - Florence, Italy, 1756) Title: Presentation of Jesus Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 75 x 49 cm – with frame 89.5 x 65 cm Shaped, carved and gilded wooden box frame Not signed Expertise by Sandro Bellesi, Professor and art historian Fairs: The International Biennial of Antiques in Florence 2022 (BIAF, Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze) Publications: Bozzetti, modelletti, sketches: dalla collezione di Giorgio Baratti (From the Giorgio Baratti Collection) curated by Anna Orlando, Agnese Marengo and Annalisa Scarpa, Genova, 2022, pp. 20, 21. The present painting is a very interesting testimony of the creative process of Matteo Bonechi, one of the leading artists on the Tuscan art scene in the early 18th century. The canvas in question is in fact the last preparatory model made by Bonechi before he executed an altarpiece for the church of San Filippo Neri in Cortona in 1716. The scene presented here is that of the Presentation of Jesus, when, forty days after his birth, the child is ransomed through an offering in the temple and placed in the hands of Simeon, who prophesies his future: the coming of the Messiah...

Decorate a library, study, or formal living room with this exceptional 19th-century Italian devotional painting. Created in Italy circa 1850, this large hand-painted oil on canvas i...

James Thornhill (1674-1735) Oil on canvas 12 x 14 inches; 16 ½ x 18 ½ in. Inc. frame The subject matter and inclusion of herms on both sides shows the influence of Louis...