Lady with Her Dog

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Francesco Vinea
Lady with Her Dog
1880

About the Item

Lovely original oil painting of wood panel in period frame. Francesco Vinea (Forlì, August 10, 1845 - Florence, October 22, 1902) was an Italian painter, known for his period costume genre subjects. He studied first at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, but had to discontinue his studies due to his poverty, and spent some time traveling without home. He worked for a photographer, also as a designer of illustrated magazines, but returned to Florence and studied under professor Enrico Pollastrini, but only for a year. He was not inclined to the erudite historical or literary paintings, or earnest depictions of natural scenes, favored by some academic contemporaries. He meddled in an imaginative, often raffish or coquettish, and always elegant depictions of dramas in elegant period costume occurring in equally ornamented interiors. The paintings proved popular in England and France, and Vinea gained a comfortable living. His studio on boulevard Prince Eugene in Florence is depicted as hoard of exotic items, and eclectic furniture and decorative items: a collection easily finding his way as ornaments of his paintings. Gubernatis describes his studio as his best work of art. The ceiling painted in tempera with Olympic gods, in allegory to the fine arts, and his collected items haphazardly stored. Gubernatis, an Italian man of letters, describes his subject matter as: "Nothing serious, nothing solid, no classical concepts, not robust, no lofty ideas, no deep thoughts. His canvases, like the genre paintings of Meissonier, are well-designed witticisms, smiling color, interiors full of life and of panache, costume scenes preening with grace and trivial levity: everything exudes the fashion of the past salons. Once you have accepted the genre, Vinea is no doubt that the few who treat it with fertility of imagination, careful study of detail and splendor of the palette. The subjects of his canvases fade from memory like iridescent soap bubbles flit from our vision." Among his works are Baccanale di soldati and a woman in a canteen titled Alla più bella; La visita alla nonna; Un rapimento; Una bagnante; Il Vescovo; and Un appuntamento.

Creator:
Francesco Vinea (1845-1902, Italian)
Creation Year:
1880
Dimensions:
Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
Medium:
Wood,Oil
Movement & Style:
Academic
Period:
1880-1889
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU396187422