Two Series Of Etchings Biblical Subject Early '800

Twelve etchings, applied on canvas. From various authors, the twelve scenes tell biblical episodes, mostly from the Old Testament, a part from one representing the Christening of Jesus. In discrete conditions, they are presented in two series of six, mounted in coeval frames, in laquered and gilded wood.

Portait Of A Man Oil On Canvas 1860

Oil on canvas. French school. There is a writing on the back of the frame "Fait en 1860, à l' âge de 38 ans" which states the date of the painting and the age of the subject portrayed, a man of the French bourgeoisie, in a dignified pose with his walking stick and the gold chain of his watch in plain sight. The painting was restored and reframed in 1997 (card of restoration with pictures attached). It is displayed in a beautiful coeval gilded wooden frame.

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

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.

Portrait Of Luigi Negri Oil On Canvas About 1850

Oil on canvas. The depicted subject, whose name and personal details (Luigi Negri 1798-1890) appear on the canvas, belonged to the rich family from the land-owners bourgeoisie of the Abbiatense area (between Magenta and Abbiategrasso), who lived in Cassinetta di Lugagnano, where Luigi was mayor after the Unification of Italy, from 1870 to 1875. He was the father of the better known Gaetano Negri, soldier, historian and politician, who was an Italian Senator and Mayor of Milan. The portait, already restored and reframed, is displayed with a beautiful coeval gilded frame.

Portrait Of Giulia Negri Oil On Canvas About 1850

Oil on canvas. On the left of the portrait the name of the woman, Giulia Negri, born Valsalli. She is the wife of Luigi Negri and mother of the better known Gaetano Negri, part of the distinguished and historical family of the land-owners bourgeoisie of Milan, who in the XIX century took part in the revolutionary movement for the indipendence of Italy, and then in politics in the Milan area. The beautiful portrait, already restored and reframed, is displayed in a coeval gilded frame.

Portrait of Gaetano Negri's Wife Oil on Canvas 19th Century

Oil on canvas. Originally there was the name of the portraited woman on the upper left corner but now is partially erased. The woman is the wife of Gaetano Negri, waters' General Secretary ate the biginning of 19th century, brother of the famous Antonio Paolo Negri, coming from a rich family of the Abbiatese's middle class, living in Cassinetta di Lugagnano. The portrait of the woman comes paired with his husband's portrait. It had alredy been restored and comes with a coeval engraved and gilded frame.

Copy From François Boucher Oil On Canvas 19th Century

The Abduction of Europa

Oil on canvas. French school. Beautiful copy of the famous painting preserved in the Louvre Museum in Paris, painted in 1747 by François Boucher who, as the first painter at the court of Louis XV, realized a series of pieces depicting mythological subjects, through which he represented the Parisian society that revolved around the King, with elegant and sensual figures, bright scenes, light colours, entangled shapes. The myth depicted here is the story of Europa, the beautiful Phoenician princess with whom Jupiter fell in love. To kidnap her, the god transformed into a white bull and approached Europa and her maids while they used to bathe and pick flowers on the sea shore. Since the animal looked tame, Europa moved closer and climbed on his back and the god took advantage of this to kidnap her and bring her to Crete, where he married her. There is a sealing wax stamp of import on the back of this copy. The painting presents a cut on the top in the middle. It is displayed in a gilded frame from the first half of '900.

Landscape with Figures and Cattle

Oil on canvas. The landscape of the atmosphere of the late-romantic is centered on the shed on the shore of the creek where the shepherds and the herds that come to drink and rest; it is placed in the shade of a stand of shady trees, between which flows the river ruffles-and-brimstone, along the path that leads towards a large plain in the background. The painting is proposed in the frame of the ancient ridorata and modified for adaptation to the size of the picture.

The drawings of Giovanni Antonio Sasso

Episodes from the life of John the Baptist

Five drawings mixed technique on paper, depicting scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist, as recounted in the Gospels (The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, the birth, the Baptism of Jesus, beheading, Salome presents the severed head to Herod). The back label specifies that the designs are copied from the cycle of the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the famous Basilica of San Lorenzo in Genoa. In the frame.

Drawing Inspired by Raffaelo Colored Pencils on Paper 19th Century

Colored pencils on paper.Vittorio Marchetti's signsture and " Raffaello Sanzio Dipinse" written on the lower right corner. Incompleted sketch of a drawing inspired by a portrait of Fornarina, Raffaello's lover that had been his model for several important paintings - bust and hands are just sketched out- Displayed in a damaged frame.