Procopii Caesariensis
Lipsiae in aedibus B.G. Teubneri

The Return from the Feast of the Madonna dell' Arco in Naples

Oil on canvas. This is a copy of a famous painting by the painter Louis Léopold Robert (1794 -1835), which was exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1827 and bought by King Louis Philippe; it is currently preserved in the Louvre Museum. The painting depicts a joyful festive scene, rich in folklore with costumed characters dancing the tarantella and in the background the fantastic panorama of the city of Naples. Robert, a Swiss artist, stayed several times in Italy, where he found inspiration for the creation of many works and established himself as a romantic genre painter and Grand Tour landscape painter, whose subjects were highly appreciated and replicated. The painting of the "Return from the feast of the Madonna dell' Arco in Naples", was part of a project by Robert, who intended to paint four large canvases on the seasons, set in four different parts of Italy: this one represented Spring. The canvas presented here, unsigned, is nevertheless of high pictorial quality. Restored and relined, it is presented in a late 19th - early 20th century frame.

Group of 4 chairs, beech wood, plywood backrest, foam padding, fabric upholstery. Very good condition, completely restored both in the wooden part and padding and fabric.

Iconic "Sanluca" model armchair designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1960. The version we propose was created by Poltrona Frau in the 2000s.

Italy Last Quarter of the 20th Century

Bronze sculpture depicting a horse's head with a halter. Double-step base in black marble. Signature of the author engraved on the base.

Giuseppe Vasi
Editalia

Oil on canvas. This is a reverse copy of the work of the same name by Guido Reni (1575 -1642), created around 1605 and currently preserved in the Uffizi Museum in Florence. Numerous replicas of Reni's work were made. The work depicts the figure of the young David permeated by a certain icy coldness associated with a melancholic elegance in the pose and in the dandy's clothing, with a red plumed hat; although the moment is rather bloody, due to the display of the severed head of the giant Goliath. David holds it with one hand to stare at its face with a detached air, and now distant from the fatigue of the accomplished feat, of which the slingshot he holds in the other hand recalls. The figures stand out against a dark background, from which they emerge with plays of light and shadow. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in an early 1900s frame.

Oil on canvas, applied to a wooden plate. The Saint is depicted in the foreground, half-length: the naked torso of the body is partially covered by a fur falling from the shoulders, on which her long hair stretches; the Magdalene keeps her eyes turned to the sky, in a contemplative state, in her hands the skull, Memento mori, and next to it a crust of bread, her only nourishment in the life of penance. Behind the figure is a dark background, from which a beam of light emerges to create a halo around her head and accentuate the pathos of her expression. The painting has slight color nuances, especially along the right margin. It is presented in a frame in style,

England Late 19th Century

Devenport walnut writing desk, double-folding inclined top concealing open compartments, side drawers, turned columns, onion-shaped feet. England, late 19th century.

Desk with drawers under the top, side drawer compartment with shutter closure, wooden top with recessed blue back-treated glass, walnut veneer.

Italy Second Half of the 20th Century

Six-light Murano chandelier with typical coloured leaf and flower motifs, mid-1900s, small chips.

Italy Late 19th Century

Umbertina period console, Made from a top with a carved band resting on a backrest with side uprights and a fabric panel, on the front wavy and carved uprights resting on a shaped top. In poplar and walnut and veneered in walnut root and rosewood borders.

Murano 20th Century

Pair of Venetian blown glass appliques, two lights, adorned with leaves, flower and pendant. Murano, 20th century.

Italy

Carved and gilded wood free-standing mirror, lacquered upper band with carved and gilded inserts, floral carvings and scrolls on the sides, feral feet. Italy, early 20th century.

Italy 1940s 1950s

Rostrate vase in transparent glass.

Number 37.5

High sandals with slave lacing, made of floral print fabric, with black and red leather strap. Equipped with platform. Heel height: 11.5 cm.

Adjustable table lamp made of enamelled metal and aluminium with clamp fastening.

Italy Second Quarter XIX Century

Restoration chest of drawers in walnut, front with three drawers, the first of which is in the band under the top. Uprights with a wavy front ending in plinth feet. Italy, second quarter of the 19th century.

Genuine leather

Shoulder bag, Pockets model, in soft burgundy leather. Well-accessorized, it has an external front pocket and one on the back and, in the central compartment, closed with a zip, it has two other pockets.

Table lamp with stem and adjustable tilt diffuser, brass and glass.

Soft blue leather shoulder bag with flap closure. Inside, one compartment and one zip pocket. One pocket on the back and, on the bottom, a zip to expand the space.

Neuron On, The Idea Lights Up, 1985

Acrylics on board. Title, signature, date and location Pavia on the back. The artist Marisa Mezzadra has combined painting with poetry, translating into images what great poets of different centuries have inspired her. An English teacher at Bocconi University in Milan, she has combined two worlds, that of painting and that of teaching, in the constant search for new methods of developing her two activities. In particular, Marisa Mezzadra's metaphysical painting seeks to reveal the hidden meaning of existence, of the world within us and around us, in the profound essence of splendid nature.