The NINETEENTH Century - 1800

Filippo Palizzi Oil On Canvas 19th Century

Little Dogs In The Living Room 1886

Oil on canvas. Signature of the artist, date bottom left, the name "Fox" under the black dog: a paper label on the back explains, with the title, that Fox is the name of the dog. On the back, there is another label from the Art Gallery of Montecatini, where the painting has been displayed in 1972. Filippo Palizzi, originally from Vasto but artistically trained in Naples, represents, along with his brother, the first attempt of Realism in the Italian painting of 1800, in the footsteps of the Neapolitan School. He was called the "animals painter", but he also mainly represented glimpses of rustic corners and views of Naples and its surroundings. He was one of the first painters to be interested in photography and practice it, and he often used his or other's photographs as a model for his paintings. The painting is presented in a frame in style.

Marine of Rafael Senet Oil on Canvas 19th Century

Oil on canvas. SIgned at the bottom left. The spanish painter Rafael Senet was born in Siviglia; he started studing in Siviglia but he started traveling to Italy when he was very young, there he found his first source of inspirations. He lived mostly in Venice making a loto of landscapes of the lagoon. Mostly painter and watercolourist of glimpses and landscaped animated with popular figures. This glimpse beloges to a wide production of the venetian laggon. Presented in a 20th century frame.

Church's Interior Mixed Media on Paper 1872

Mixed media on paper. Signed Biedermann Enrica and dated 1872 at the bottom right. The interna glimpse of a church populated by several figures, some of which are praying, witing for the the boy in the foreground. Displayed in a revival frame.

Portrait Of A Man Oil On Paper Late '800

Oil on oval-shaped paper (might be a repainted picture). Portrait of a dignified gentleman, it is presented in a beautiful coeval gilded frame.

Fausto Biolaz Oil on Canvas Campania 19th Century

Landscape of Campania

Oil on canvas. On the back ther is a label of Albano Terme's Art Gallery with the name of the author and title. Fausto Biolaz was born and trained in Naples and beloges to that group of romantic artist from 19th century.; he painted landscapes but also military scenes. The landscapes is displayed in a revival frame.

Pair of Engravings by Gaetano Zancon 19th Century

Copper engravings, paper printing applied on canvas. As said by the writing at the bottom right, the 2 scene had been drawn by Gaetano Zancon and they represent 2 biblical episodes: Manna in the desert, from the Old Testament, and the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, from the New Testament. Both the scenes are copies of the same pieces that are in the S. Giorgio Church of Verona. The had been made by the venetian engraver Gaetano Zancon that worked firstly in Verona and after in Milan and of who we have a with ducumented production, both in Veneto and Lombardy. The two printings are displays in coeval frames.

Portrait Of Pope Pius VII Oil On Canvas Early '800

Oil on canvas. Portrait of Pope Pius VII, elected to the papal throne in 1800. The portrait is less conventional than the rest of the official portraits of pontiffs, usually pictured while sitting on the papal chair during the act of blessing; the painting here proposed portrays a close-uo of the Pope, tired and worn out, without any pastoral symbols, it seems inspired by the famous portrait of Pius VII realized in 1815 by Vincenzo Camuccini, who painted him during his imprisonment in Savona by Napoleon Bonaparte (imprisonment that lasted overall from 1809 to 1814, even if in different locations); in that painting the Pontiff appears tired and worn out. The painting, already restored and reframed, is presented in a gilded frame in style.

Study of Heads Blood on Paper 19th Century

Blood Drawing

Blood on paper. Study of a serie of female and male heads; probably a sketch for their casual rapresenattion and on paper. On the back there is a paper written with ink with the list of materials, dated 1521 but not related to the drawing in the front. The sketch is displayed in frame.