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Michelangelo Meucci
Pair Italian Still Life Trompe-l'œil Oil Paintings Dead Birds Firenze Italy 1873

1873

$6,500
£4,969.60
€5,723.97
CA$9,108.49
A$10,168.78
CHF 5,328.29
MX$124,475.80
NOK 67,669.28
SEK 63,803.54
DKK 42,718.58

About the Item

A fine pair of antique Italian oil on panel paintings Nature Morte of two pairs of gamebirds, in the Trompe-l'oeil style, by Michelangelo Meucci (1840-1909), signed & dated Firenze 1873. Trompe l'oeil is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. Trompe-l'œil, which is most often associated with painting and it tricks the viewer into perceiving painted objects or spaces as real. This pair of paintings depict a pair of birds in each frame hanging from a pine panel, and due to the Trompe L'oeil style they have a three dimensional feel. Each painting is signed lower left & lower right "M. Meucci Firenze 1873", each painting is inset into an oval gilded rabbet channel & an incised carved panel around the oval frame. There is a further rectangular gilded frame and then a carved frame with a rusticated free branch style surround. Both paintings are in excellent condition, this interesting & whimsical pair of antique paintings are ready to hang on your wall. Michelangelo Meucci (1840-1909), was an artist active in Florance Italy and was known for his abilities in painting Still lives, nature morte and bird paintings, he very often employed the technique of Trompe-l'œil in French (Deceive the Eye). Meucci's paintings are housed in some of the most prestigious galleries on the planet including; Musee d'Orsay Paris, Georgian State Museum, Museums of Florence, and many others. Please note that this is a pair of paintings not a single work
  • Creator:
    Michelangelo Meucci (1837, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1873
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.25 in (53.98 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent Condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    Portland, OR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BB-110961stDibs: LU1366216487132

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