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18th Century Portraits of Women Couple of Paintings in Oil on Canvas by Bertoli

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Antonio Bertoli (active between 1829 - 1842) Portraits of women (2) Oil on canvas, 41.5 x 31 cm With frame 52 x 42.5 cm Signed below A. Bertoli The two portraits examined here are by the hand of the artist Antonio Bertoli, a painter active in Florence between 1829 - 1842. He trained at the Florentine Academy, where in 1832 he obtained the prize for the nude in drawing. At the academic exhibitions of the following years he exhibited mainly portraits, including a representation of Nicolò Macchiavelli executed in 1837. An eclectic artist, he experimented with different genres: for the Villa Puccini di Scornio in Pistoia, in 1838, he was commissioned to create a history picture, The death of Francesco Ferrucci (Pistoia, Civic Museum), inspired by an episode of the novel Siege of Florence by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi. Instead, two religious paintings date back to the 1840s: Christ chasing the merchants from the Temple and a Virgin Mary, In the portraits analyzed Bertoli depicts two half-length women taken from a foreshortening and a frontal in close pose, characterized by very similar Mediterranean features. In the first painting the woman, taken from the front, looks directly at the viewer. The wavy hair is decorated with a colorful violet and is partially covered by a white veil finely decorated in the borders. A precious double-wrap necklace of dark pearls adorns the neck, while the drop earring builds a refined point of light. In the second painting the young woman is shown turned three-quarters; the cascade of dark hair is held in place by a simple red ribbon, while the pendant earring ends with a pearl in cerulean shades, also used in the dress. Both have sweet features and a calm, serene face, on which they hint slightly a shy smile. What is striking is the great naturalism of the pair of paintings and the psychological introspection of the painter, who carefully investigates female expressions.

Dimensions:

Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)Width: 16.93 in (43 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Materials and Techniques:

Canvas,Hand-Painted,Oiled,Painted

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

18th Century