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Scene of Genre Comedy of Arts in the Square Flemish Oil Painting on Copper 1650

circa 1650

$4,335.07
£3,207.41
€3,600
CA$5,994.01
A$6,580.67
CHF 3,433.15
MX$79,635.29
NOK 43,029.21
SEK 40,544.83
DKK 27,410.50

About the Item

17th-century Flemish oil-on-copper painting depicting a foreshortened landscape with figures, a genre scene with a multitude of crowded characters in a street with classical architecture in the background. On the left side of the composition, on a stage in front of a portal decorated with bas-reliefs, six figures of theatricals, actors in the commedia dell'arte: a dentist at work on a patient, a proclaiming gentleman, a lady, a child, and a masked histrion. Below the stage, in the audience, a multitude of passers-by, characters immersed in a wide variety of scenes of everyday activities, distinguished from each other according to the usual Flemish realism; vendors, dogs and a cart pulling a horse enrich the scenery of this cross-section of life. This original, small-scale painting from around 1650 succeeds in depicting a genre scene dense with characters, consisting of more than forty figures that crowd this Flemish-origin depiction with great realism and attention to detail; the work comes from a private collection, is unsigned and is in good condition, consistent with the date; it is presented within a modern guilloché frame of ebonized wood. The painting on copper only measures 15 x 23 cm. To export an antique art object from Italy, an export license called BELLE ARTI must be applied for from the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage. the issuance of such a government license takes a couple of weeks or so, to be added to the order's shipping time. Period: about 1650 Measures in cm: Height: 15 copper (27.5 frame) Width: 23 copper (36 frames) Depth: 4 cm
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1650
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    Mid-17th Century
  • Condition:
    Good condition, comes within modern guillochè frame of carved and ebonized poplar wood. Good condition, with old restoration consistent with dating.
  • Gallery Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: a9671stDibs: LU2861216389562

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