Portrait Of Gaetano Negri Oil On Canvas First Quarter 19th Century

Portrait Of Gaetano Negri Oil On Canvas First Quarter 19th Century

Features

Artwork title: Ritratto di Gaetano Negri

Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject: Portrait/Face

Artistic technique: Painting

Technical specification: Oil on Canvas

Description : Ritratto di Gaetano Negri

Oil on canvas. The name and the title of the subject appears on the right: Secr. Gen. of Waters partially deleted. The depicted subject was the brother of the better known Antonio Paolo Negri, from the historical rich family of the land-owners bourgeoisie of the Abbiatense area, residing in Cassinetta di Lugagnano. His brother Antonio Paolo, who was a leading figure in the political climate between XVIII and XIX centuries, was made baron from emperor Napoleon I, but he lost the title for the lacking of an entailed estate. His brother, portrayed here, Cavalier Gaetano Negri della Torre, has his ancient nobility and the title of Count reconfirmed in 1817. In the portrait he is holding a letter from the Directorate General of the Waters of the Naviglio of Pavia, dated 1808. On his lapel, an accolade with a two-headed eagle on the imperial crown and the date 1815. The portrait is displayed in a coeval frame, gilded and crafted.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 97
Width: 82
Depth: 8

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 75
Width: 60

Additional Information

Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject: Portrait/Face

Artistic technique: Painting

La pittura è l'arte che consiste nell'applicare dei pigmenti a un supporto come la carta, la tela, la seta, la ceramica, il legno, il vetro o un muro. Essendo i pigmenti essenzialmente solidi, è necessario utilizzare un legante, che li porti a uno stadio liquido, più fluido o più denso, e un collante, che permetta l'adesione duratura al supporto. Chi dipinge è detto pittore o pittrice. Il risultato è un'immagine che, a seconda delle intenzioni dell'autore, esprime la sua percezione del mondo o una libera associazione di forme o un qualsiasi altro significato, a seconda della sua creatività, del suo gusto estetico e di quello della società di cui fa parte.