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The Tragic Return Oil on Canvas Late 1800s

19th Century

Oil painting on canvas. French school of the seventeenth century. The scene, set at night in the garden of a villa, of which you can glimpse the ornate facade on the right and in which the fountain gushing with cherubs stands out, under a dark sky and further obscured by heavy clouds, proposes two figures who entertain each other in conversation : an elderly modestly dressed is sternly admonishing a seated young man, richly dressed, who seems instead to make the gesture of mea culpa with his hand. The physiognomy and the gestures of the two characters, together with the style of the clothes, would refer to the philosopher Aristotle who was called to the court of Macedon to be the tutor...

Oil on canvas, applied to board. French School. Signed F. Barthélemy and dated 1876 at lower left. The scene is oriental in taste and setting, suggesting the education, domestic and...

Oil on canvas. Outside the fortifications of a city, a commander, surrounded by his soldiers, is about to light the fuse of the cannon. The army defends the citadel outside the walls...

Oil painting on canvas. Central European school of the eighteenth century. Under a blue sky, a large, rather barren landscape is depicted, with the edge of a wood opening onto a rock...

The Discussion is an original oil on canvas realized in the 19th Century by an italian artist. Original oil tempera on board. Gilded wood Frame is included. 30.5 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm ...

A charming depiction of a young boy reading a paper titled 'The League'. Inscribed verso 'Sketch by E. Brothers'. Presented in a gilt frame with elaborate foliate ornamentation. On c...

A genre scene depicting an ailing man in his bed, surrounded by concerned family members who have gathered at his bedside. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On canvas ...

A saint – illuminated by a shining golden crucifix – embraces a sick man. The artist employs a loose, impressionistic style, which provides the scene with an otherworldly quality. We...