Rococo Figurative Paintings

The scene is dominated by the cross-on which the shiny white and very well defined body of Jesus is nailed to-depicted with a peculiar lateral perspective. The left side is occupied ...

Portrait of the daughter of Francois Boucher, Marie-Emilie Baudouin, holding a basket of flowers. Pastel on Parchment. The work is related to an oval portrait painting...

Nicolas de Largillierre painted Elisabeth Marguerite in oil on canvas. A larger version of this work was offered by Sotheby's for $500,000 and is now in a French Museum - Palais ...

In 2001 the German art historian Art historian and Raphael Expert, Prof. Jürg Meyer zur Capellen, published the painting "Die Heilige Familie" in a monographic article, ascribing the present work to the Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Pittoni (1687 -Venice - 1767). (Newspaper "Weltkunst", October 2001, No 12, p. 1850 f. ill.) He describes it as a typical work by this artist. Pittoni was one of the most influential and successful artists of the Venetian Settecento. He was a pupil of the Veronese Master Giovanni Balestra (1666-1740). His style is influenced by Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734) and Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). Giovanni Battista Pittoni was already successful at a young age and soon lead his own workshop. He created large-scale hitoria paintings, as well as large, religious altarpieces. In addition to Venetian and Upper Italian patrons, Pittoni also had many interested parties from Europe. His work is accordingly scattered in many different museums and private collections today. Pittoni - like other painter colleagues of his time - repeated his own compositions both by hand and with the help of his workshop. He repeatedly incorporated details into other pictures and contexts. Prof. Meyer zur Capellen noted the very good condition of the present work and the high quality of the paint with fine graduations and the vivid brushstrokes. Provenance: The panting has not been on the art market for at least 300 years. In the year 2000 the work was donated by the Münster-based, Noble Family Ketteler zu Harkotten to a private collection in Westphalia. Most probably the canon Nikolaus Hermann von Ketteler zu Harkotten bought the piece in Venice in 1750 together with the altarpiece of the Clemens Church in Münster. On the reverse of the work is a fideicommissum number by Ketteler zu Harkotten. As it belonged to the family commission, the painting was inalienable until 1919, when the corresponding law was repealed, and after that time it remained in the family's possession without interruption. Pittoni's only direct relationship to Münster is the commission for the high altar painting of the Baroque St. Clemens Church. It can be assumed that then canon von Ketteler saw this painting in the artist's workshop during his stay in Venice and acquired it for himself. This would also explain the discrepancy in dating. (ca. 1735/1750). However, it is also possible that the painting originated in the possession of Ferdinand von Plettenberg...

Originally painted for Louis XV's mistress Madame de Pompadour, this sensuous work of voluptuous bathing nudes is a copy of Boucher's "The Four Seasons...

Playing Cherubim French School, circa 1900 oil painting on canvas laid down on panel within oyster shell scrolled gilt frame overall measurements: 23 x 40 inches provenance: private collection, the South of France A very beautiful and original antique painting, depicting these playful cherubim. The work is typical of the French Rococo...

Amazing works of the genre scene, dates to the late 18th century. After the famous French artist Francois Boucher, who was the court painter to King Louis XV. It is in its origina...

French School, circa 1720's circle of Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) oil painting on canvas 15 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, UK Fine depic...

Early 19th century oil on panel portrait of a young girl spinning. Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter who mastered the portrayal of scenes of everyda...

Amazing works of the genre scene, dates to the late 18th century. After the famous French artist Francois Boucher, who was the court painter to King Louis XV. It is in its origina...

Émile Bemindt was a French artist active between 1859 and 1872 and is best known for work in the style of the Rococo Revival: During the late nineteenth ...

Antique Rococo Oil Painting, around 1800, Royal Dance in the Garden Oil on canvas. Canvas relined. Stretcher renewed. Dimensions are without fra...

Bacchanal Cupids Playing French School, early 1900's oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 22 x 39 inches framed: 27 x 44 inches Large scale French Rococo style oil painting on ca...

Elegant Figures in a Park French School, Rococo period 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 33.5 x 44 inches canvas : 27 x 39 inches provenance: private collection condition: v...

French School 18th Century Pastoral Scenes Oil on canvas A delightful pair of 18th-century pastoral scenes, this charming set of oil paintings depicts two quintessential tableaus ...

Follower of Rosalba Carriera (Venice 1673 - there 1757) - Portrait of a lady. 51 x 42 cm without frame, 79 x 67 cm with frame. Antique pastel painting on paper, in a carved, perfor...

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, known as L'Imola (Florence 1692 - Florence 1768) - Sketch with mythological allegory. 52 x 66 cm without frame, 64 x 78.5 cm with frame. Antique oil pai...

"Marquis of Sourches and his family at the Country Concert" After Hubert DROUAIS (1699-1767) oil painting on canvas, late 20th century from the studio of Dagher, Paris (read notes below), stamped verso canvas: 61 x 50 cm (24 x 19.75 inches) unframed. provenance: the atelier Dagher, Paris Very fine quality large scale oil painting after the 17th century Renaissance painting by Hubert DROUAIS (1699-1767), "Marquis of Sourches and family at the Country Concert". The painting itself dates to the late 20th century and is an original work by the world famous studio in Paris, the "Atelier Dagher". The Atelier Dagher have for 35 years been faithfully painting Old Masters copies and are one of the few artists to be authorised by the Louvre and Orsay Museums in Paris to paint in situ. Mr Amal Dagher...

"Renaud and Arminde" After François BOUCHER (1703-1770) oil painting on canvas, late 20th century from the studio of Dagher, Paris (read notes below), stamped verso canvas: 92 x 73 cm (36.25 x 28.75 inches) unframed. provenance: the atelier Dagher, Paris Very fine quality large scale oil painting after the 18th century Renaissance painting by François BOUCHER (1703-1770) , "Renaud and Armide". The painting itself dates to the late 20th century and is an original work by the world famous studio in Paris, the "Atelier Dagher". The Atelier Dagher have for 35 years been faithfully painting Old Masters copies and are one of the few artists to be authorised by the Louvre and Orsay Museums in Paris to paint in situ. Mr Amal Dagher, the senior member of the family of painters, is often present in front of his easel in the Louvre Museum to paint in the way of a genuine Great Master painting...