The Tribute to Napoleon

Tempera on paper applied to canvas. The design is a great scene of the exaltation of Napoleon Bonaparte, honored by officers of the right, and dignitaries and nobles to the left, of different origin; the setting is a large terrace hemicycle surrounded by a double colonnade, adorned with friezes and statues, which creates a frame inquadrante the center of the conqueror and facing an indefinite and boundless landscape, a clear sign of the greatness of the extension of the conquests of the French. Some stains and loss of colour.

Hercules and Onfale

Oil on canvas. According to mythology, Onfale was the queen of Lydia, which, for want of an oracle he had Heracles as a slave, and he put on his lion's skin, held his cudgel and made him spin the wool; and commanded him also to capture and punish the robbers that infested his land, and he for her, and slew some, including Sileo,and then after him she married him. In the scene the couple is depicted immediately after the hero has defeated the thief Sileo, whose body, broken and lying at their feet: the queen holds the club of Herakles; behind her, Cupid abandoned the quiver and the arrows, is light to the couple. Background is recognisable as a monolith. To secure the venetian school, the work is close to construction and ways of painting at the wedding of Jacopo Annigoni. Restored and ritelato, the painting has a slightly lighter color. It is presented in a gilded frame in the style.

River landscape with Architectures and Figures

Oil on canvas. The extensive landscape is centered on the river that runs to the cliffs and waterfalls on its banks the various figures of the fishermen. paint the scene; on the left a castle, and on the right a temple in the classical style surround. Still in the first canvas, with signs of previous restoration (patch to the back), has several drops of color. Presented in contemporary frame, ridorata.

Landscape with River and Figures

Oil on canvas. The extensive landscape sees a small stream of water in the middle of the forest with a small waterfall crossing by a stone bridge; it is direct figures, commoners, the man with the donkey to the right, the pair of wayfarers to the left; in the distance of the background, a bridge over the river wider, in the proximity of the houses. Still in the first canvas, with signs of previous restoration (mending the back), has several drops of color. Presented in contemporary frame, ridorata.

Contemporary Painting by Ernesto Treccani Vase of Flowers

Vase of flowers

Oil painting on canvas signed in the lower right corner and on the back. Ernesto Treccani - founder of the Treccani Institute - is famous for his continuous human and artistic commitment characterized by an untiring action of dissemination of culture and the artistic debate and for his deep love for humans and things. Presented in frame. Contemporary art.

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.

Oriental Landscape Painting Late 19th Century

Oil painting on canvas, late 1800s. The desert landscape is focused on the stone bridge over the almost dry river. A caravan of camels is crossing the bridge to leave the town. Behind them, the Arabic arch and the tower stand out. The painting is presented in gilded coeval frame.

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.

Christ at the Columns Oil Painting 17th Century

Oil painting on canvas. Dramatic scene from the Passion of Christ: he is still tied to the column of the flagellation while his torturers are going away. Christ is lying on the ground and holding his blue coat - symbol of the divine wisdom that he passed down to the humans - with a hand to underline that even the Passion is part of His ministry on Earth. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in revival frame. 17th century.

Portrait of a Man Painting Late 19th Century

Oil painting on cardboard presented in coeval frame. Late 19th century.

Portrait of a Man by Enrico Benzoni Painting 1894

Portrait, male,1894

Oil painting on cardboard with signature and date (1894) in the lower right corner. The artist was born in Clusone in the province of Bergamo (Italy) from a family of artists. He was active in the late 19th century mostly in the small villages of Val Seriana. Some of his paintings are in the parish church of S. Bartolomeo in Songavazzo (a municipality just above Clusone). Presented in coeval gilded frame.

Portrait of a Woman by Enrico Benzoni Painting 1896

Portrait of a female,1896

Oil painting on cardboard with signature and date (1896) in the lower right corner. The artist was born in Clusone in the province of Bergamo (Italy) from a family of artists. He was active in the late 19th century mostly in the small villages of Val Seriana. Some of his paintings are in the parish church of S. Bartolomeo in Songavazzo (a municipality just above Clusone). Small tear in the lower right corner. Presented in coeval gilded frame.

Sketch by Lazzaro Pasini Study of a Horse Drawing 20th Century

Study of a horse

Mixed technique on board. Signature and title of the drawing on the lower side with further pencil inscription. The artist Lazzaro Pasini was born in Emilia Romagna and he used to paint the Tuscan landscape at the beginning. In 1886 he moved to Florence where he came into contact with the members of the Lombard naturalism and used to paint mostly Lombard landscapes and glimpses. During his first period in Milan, he devoted himself to genre scenes and religious paintings. The drawing is presented in frame. 20th century.

Portrait of Tiziano Gilded Frame 18th Century

Oil painting on cardboard. The small elliptical portrait is presented in wooden gilded frame of the 17th century. Solid gold gilding. Elliptical frame enclosed in four bands with treated edge and external bands with leaves. Light missing parts on the top left corner and lower left corner. 18th century.

Venus Asleep with Cupid Painting 19th Century

Oil painting on canvas recalling the homonymous canvas by Andrea D'Antoni (1811-1868), a Neoclassical artist from Palermo attracted to Romantic subjects and atmospheres. The painting depicts Venus asleep; she is naked and languidly lying on the grass under a tree while a curious cupid is comparing his nudity with hers. In the background there is Venus' partner. The naturalistic background characterized by dark colors enhances the contrast with the light skin of the figures. The painting was made by an amateur, but it's pleasant. Already restored (there are some patches on the back).

Landscape Painting by Giovanni Omiccioli 20th Century

Mixed technique on cardboard signed in the lower left corner. Authentication of the artist and stamp belonging to the Art Gallery in Milan on the back. Recurrent subject in Omiccioli's painting production, the painting depicts a glimpse of a beach with a little house. Pastel colors, very delicate. Presented in frame.

Salvatore Fiume Serigraph

Serigraph signed in the lower left. Artwork of the sicilian artist Salvatore Fiume (1915-1997). Women have been a central themes of his artistic research. Fiume was a traveller, he visited exotic places to find a new inspiration. The women he met inspired his works: young odalisques intended to concubinage were a loved subject by the painter. In this artwork ad odalisque, depicted with an erotic charge, lies on her side and seminaked. In frame.

Still Life by Epifanio Pozzato

Rural Motif

Oil on canvas. Signed at the bottom left. Still life with cob, chestnut and other rural motifs. The painter from Biella Epifanio Pozzato (1031-2007) used to paint neighborhoods views of his city, mills, and rural life scenes. Title on the back, location (Biella), date and signature. Coeval frame.

Courtyard Scene by Giuseppe Chiacigh Painting 20th Century

Courtyard

Oil painting on hardboard. Signed in the lower left corner. On the back there is a cartouche belonging to the painter's studio showing the title of the painting. Giuseppe Chiacigh studied Fine Arts and then architecture in Russia where he was born. His parents were Italian. After the Russian Revolution, he returned to Italy and completed his studies. He started working as an architect by projecting villas, churches and specializing in wall decoration (frescoes, artistic glasses, mosaics) and won many awards. From 1943 onward, his production was almost exclusively painting: he used to depict historical subjects, especially Oriental ones. Chiacigh is known for not joining any artistic movement or school. His painting production is mostly expressionistic. This painting depicts the courtyard of a Russian farmhouse and some farmers doing their activities while a pair of Cossacks on horseback are talking in the middle of the scene. Presented in frame.

Abstract Composition Painting by Paolo Schiavocampo 1960s-1970s

Abstract composition

Oil painting on canvas signed in the lower left corner. The artist was born in Palermo and studied architecture at the university in Rome and Milan and at the Academy in Venice and Milan under the guidance of Manzù. He devoted himself both to architecture - by producing many public works all around the world - and painting. His works are displayed in Italian and foreign museums.