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Michelangelo MeucciPair Italian Still Life Trompe-l'œil Oil Paintings Dead Birds Firenze Italy 18731873
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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)
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- Condition:Excellent Condition.
- Gallery Location:Portland, OR
- Reference Number:Seller: BB-110961stDibs: LU1366216487132
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