Family Portrait 19th Century

Oil on canvas. Portrait of a young family composed by father, mother and small child. The baby is in the centre of the painting, he almost resembles Baby Jesus for how he is posing and how he is dressed. He is holding his parent's hands, creating a chain of familiar intimacy. The painting belonged to a private collection of and important family in Milan. It has been restored and relined. It is presented in a gilded and decorated coeval frame.

Watercolor by Francesco Coleman 19th Century

The walk through the streets of ancient Rome

Watercolor on paper. The artist's signature, Coleman, and the location, Rome, are found in the bottom right corner. Two Egyptian slaves are carrying a young lady on a palanquin. They are walking through the streets of Ancient Rome, under the intrigued glare of men wearing togas. Francesco Coleman was son of Charles, painter and etcher, and the brother of the best known Enrico. He lived and worked in Rome, where he distinguished himself as a watercolourist. He was particularly able in genre and figure painting; he priviledged everyday life scenes, especially with historical setting - mostly in Ancient Rome or in Eastern countries. Framed.

Pair of Angels in Wood 19th Century

Painted and shaped wood. These angels were probably part of a larger scenography, certainly of religious matter. The two angels are kneeling; one is wearing a white tunic which blends in with his wings, the other one is wearing a womanly dress, composed by tunic and a gown of two different colors. This angel is also wearing a garland and has darker wings.

Self-Portrait Franz Winterhalter Oil on Canvas Mid 19th Century

Oil on canvas. German school. On the rear of the painting there is a label dating back to mid 20th century of the historic antique dealer Antichità Subert of Milan. The label attributes the painting either to Franz Winterhalter (1806-1873), his studio, or his beloved younger brother Hermann Winterhalter (1808-1891) who was a portraitist and painter as well. The painting has clear Romantic influences, present throughout Winterhalter's entire artistic production. He was a well known court painter, and was commissioned to paint by English, French, Russian, Mexican and Belgian Courts. The canvas has been relined, the frame is not coeval.

Grass Juice Big Vase Early 19th Century

Large Vase, 1803

Grass juice. On the bottom the latin phrase "Explevi anno 1803" (it has been completed in the year 1803) and the motto "Haec possunt fata mutari", which can be translated "These fates can be changed". Requires cleaning because it was darkened by the dust.

Grass Juice Painting Hunting Scene 19th Century

The great Hunting Scene

Grass juice technique. The painting depicts a deer hunt: in the forefront a dog is flushing out the animal from the woods, on the right there are hunters on horseback. Grass juice. The painting requires cleaning to resume colors due to the layer of dust.

Grass Juice Hunting Scene 19th Century

The great Hunting Scene

Grass juice. Big hunting scene depicting a deer hunt: on the right a deer is lying on the ground, lifeless, surrounded by the dogs and the servant. On the left a lady on horseback is observing the scene while a horseman is pleasing her. On the background other horsemen are rushing. The painting requires cleaning to resume original colors, dulled by a layer of dust.

Tribute to Napoleon Oil Painting 19th Century

Tempera on paper applied to canvas. The drawing depicts a tribute to Napoleone Bonaparte, who is surrounded by some officials to the right and dignitaries and nobles to the left. The scene is set on a wide terrace surrounded by a double colonnade decorated with friezes and statues that create a frame enclosing the conqueror. The terrace overlooks an indefinite and boundless landscape which clearly represents Napoleone's great expansion. Some stains and losses of color. 19th century.

Family portrait

Oil on canvas. Group of three characters from the same family, the Zeballos, such as by identification written in Spanish above their heads. In the centre a young woman, the two sides children Manuel and Francis, presumably the three brothers given the age. The attributes of don and donna data also to the children, identify the family as belong to a class a high-ranking. Restored and ritelato, is presented in a contemporary frame.

Family portrait

Oil on canvas. Group of three characters from the same family, the Zeballos, such as by identification written in Spanish above their heads. In the centre a young woman, presumably the made, the two sides children Manuel and Francis. The attributes of don and donna for the children identifies the family as belong to a class a high-ranking. Restored and ritelato, is presented in a contemporary frame.

Portrait of a Girl Watercolor on Paper 19th Century

The appendix

Watercolor on paper. Delicate and well made portrait of a girl with the name hand-written in the lower part. Presented in coeval gilded frame. Second half of the 19th century.

Portrait of a Dame Oil Painting 19th Century

Oil painting on oak board. The dame is depicted during a moment of informal rest in her study where she deals with fine arts, as we can see from the book she is holding and the mandola on the couch. The red color of her dress and the garland of roses enclosing the painting behind her stand out. On the back of the painting there is an inventory paper label with an attributive inscription in French to: "Serrur, né au XVIII siècles, école francaise, peintre de genre et de portraits": it refers to Henry Auguste César Serrur (1794-1865) who painted many portraits of famous people. The label identifies also the portrayed dame as the Princesse des Ursins. Such name was usually used with reference to Marie Anne de La Trémoille (1642 – 1722), a French noblewoman who played a central role within the Spanish Royal Court during the first years of Philip V's reign. Therefore, it would not be a portrait made in person. The painting is presented in coeval frame. 19th century.