Antique Icon Saint Nicholas Tempera on Board Romania XIX Century

Ganymede Offers the Cup to Jupiter

Bas-relief on a metal plaque. It depicts a scene from the mythological tale of Ganymede, the handsome Trojan prince abducted by Zeus (in the form of an eagle) to become cupbearer to the gods on Olympus. It is the work of the Turin engraver and medallist Giuseppe Ferraris, who worked at the Turin Mint, producing the coins of several rulers of the House of Savoy. The work is presented in a period frame.

Landscape with River and Figures

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Emilio Donnini, a Florentine artist, established himself as a landscape painter from life and marked the transition from a purely romantic interpretation to Macchiaioli realism. He loved to portray especially seascapes rich in romanticism, painting the scenes from life, mostly on his beloved island of Elba. His works are rich in chromaticism with very delicate tones, from a diffuse luminosity that extends from the sky to the surfaces, often water, below with particular brilliance, while the figures that animate the scene are described with rapid brush strokes but at the same time with orderly precision. This landscape view portrays a watercourse in the countryside, crossed by the stump of an ancient bridge; washerwomen are busy with their work on the stony shore. The painting shows traces of restoration. It is presented in a golden frame from the mid-1900s.

High relief carved in meerschaum (petrified limestone, also known as calcite). The scene of the Marriage of Mary and Joseph, also called the Marriage of the Virgin, has been widely depicted, traditionally against the backdrop of a temple, with the priest presiding and, in this case, the Holy Spirit and angels who, from above, testify to the presence and divine approval of the event. The work is presented in a period frame.

Sea Glimpse

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. In a stretch of Nordic sea, near a coastline inhabited by a small cluster of houses, a small boat braves the rough sea. The German painter Andreas Dirks made a name for himself with his Nordic seascapes featuring boats at the mercy of rough waters. The painting is presented in a mid-20th-century frame.

Female Portrait

Watercolor on paper. Signed lower left. Vincenzo Migliaro always found Naples, with its vibrant popular life, his main source of inspiration. He depicted various figures from Neapolitan everyday life, both in specific settings and as half-length portraits, as in this case. The work has some moisture stains on the paper. Framed in period style.

Female Portrait

Watercolor on paper. Signed lower left. Vincenzo Migliaro always found Naples, with its vibrant popular life, his main source of inspiration. He depicted various figures from Neapolitan everyday life, both in specific settings and as half-length portraits, as in this case. The work has some moisture stains on the paper. Framed in period style.

Glimpse of the Countryside with a Farmhouse

Oil on panel. Signed at the bottom. The view frames a farmhouse in the English countryside, overlooking a jetty on a stream, with a figure in a small boat approaching. Burrows painted landscapes of the English countryside where he lived. His works were praised for their "effective" and "natural" quality, combined with a sense of harmony in composition and color. The work is presented in a late 19th-century frame, which has some missing parts.

Old Square in Rouen, France, 1866

Watercolor on cardboard. Signed and dated lower right. On the back is a scroll with the handwritten inscription "Old Square at Rouen" the date, and a further signature. The view of the square includes a corner from which a street branches off; on the left, in the background, you can see the statue dedicated to Joan of Arc, which stands in what is now the Place de la Pucelle. The work is presented in a late 19th-early 20th-century gilded frame.

Mountain Landscape with Herd

Oil on canvas. First half of the 19th century. Signed R. Biedermann on the back. This artist, who lived on the Swiss-German border, is known to have painted several landscapes with flocks, reminiscent of the lands where he lived. The painting is presented in a late 19th-century gilded frame.

Crouching Nude Figure 1860 ca.

Oil on canvas. The work is accompanied by a photo certificate by scholar Angelo Dragone, who also notes that it was published in his catalogue "Lorenzo Delleani, l'opera e il suo tempo" (Lorenzo Delleani, l'opera e il suo tempo), in vol. II, p. 105, number 21. From a private collection in Turin, the work was presented at the Sant'Agostino auction in Turin (with a starting price of €5,000). Delleani, who initially painted mainly historical subjects, gradually moved towards plein air landscape painting, especially of his native Piedmont valleys. He also painted several figures, especially popular ones. His nudes are rarer, although scenes of bathers at the lake or on the beach are recurrent, with several nude female figures, including the figure presented here. The work is presented in a period frame.

Oil on panel. Under a pink sky tinged with sunset, on the rocky shores near a village, several figures await the returning fishermen's boats, while other villagers pass by on the path, lingering in conversation. The work is presented in a late 19th-century gilded frame.

Interior with Monk

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Inside a study, with thick stone walls and a vaulted ceiling, simple furniture but a bookcase filled with tomes, a monk sits at his work table, inside a manuscript. Jeno Kemendy, a Hungarian painter and set designer, devoted himself primarily to genre scenes, often set in earlier periods than his own historical period. His expertise as a set designer also shines through in this painting, in the attention to detail of the setting and the man's theatrical pose. The work features slight paint loss. It is presented in a period frame.