Pietro Sassi

Calvary - Spectacular 19th Century Italian Oil Painting of Jerusalem Crucifixion

Circa 1870

‘Diana Nemorensis’ by Max Nonnenbruch (1857-1922). The painting – which depicts the Roman Goddess Diana of the Woods beside Lake Nemi – is signed by the artist and presented in a fi...

‘Castelli di Cannero, Lake Maggiore’ by George Clarkson Stanfield (1828-1878). The painting – which depicts the ruins of the 16th century Rocca Vitaliana fortress on Lago Maggiore ...

‘Fabbriche di Careggine’ by Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876). Fabbriche di Careggine is the name of a Italian ghost village that today lies beneath Vagli di Sotto, a man-made lake in Tuscany. Prior to its flooding in 1953 the village was home to a community of subsistence farmers who raised sheep and Garfagnana goats. The painting depicts one of these goatherds and a young woman riding out from the village at sunrise. It is not uncommon for paintings by one member of famous family of artists to be mistakenly attributed to a relative; a picture by “the Elder” is erroneously credited as being by “the Younger” and the work of one brother is confused with another, and so on. In 19th century British art...

‘The Fortress of Charlemont’ by George Clarkson Stanfield (1828-1878). The painting – which depicts the 16th century stronghold built by Emperor Charles V at the French town of Giv...

19th Century Italian Signed and Located Painting Beautiful and rare oil on canvas painting by the great Lombard painter Eugenio Spreafico. It best represents the talent of this gre...

Architectural whimsy with Roman ruins, column and ancient arches. Year 1718. Oil on Canvas. Original canvas. Roman school of the early 18th century. The painting is part of the seri...

20th Century Italian Signed Landscape Beautiful and important painting by the great artist born in Turin, but of the Roman school, Filiberto Petiti (Turin, 14 November 1845 - Rome,...

Alessandro LA VOLPE (Lucera, 1820 – Rome, 1887) Boats on the shore, Naples 1868 Oil on canvas Signed, located and dated lower left 21 x 42 cm without frame 50 x 71 cm with frame 18...