Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

Toby Angel Savoldo Religious 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master

1650-1750

About the Item

Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo (Brescia, c. 1480 – after 1548) Follower of Toby and the Angel Oil on canvas 63 x 76 cm - In frame 77 x 90 cm We are pleased to offer this valuable painting depicting the Archangel Raphael with the young Tobias, which is based on the painting by Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo (oil on canvas, 120x160 cm), one of the great masters of the early Brescian Renaissance, dating from around 1527 and now preserved in the Borghese Gallery in Rome. In particular, the work, reproduced here with great character and excellent quality, depicts the Archangel Raphael protecting the boy Tobias with his large wings and showing him the right path: the meaning of this iconography, taken from the Bible (Tobit 5:4-8), has taken on a broader significance over time, eventually becoming the emblem of the human soul protected by its guardian angel. The subject, particularly popular in Renaissance art for its powerful spiritual value, is rendered here in a sublime manner by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (c. 1480 - post 1548), who is not coincidentally considered one of the most mysterious and fascinating painters of his time, capable of blending Lombard figurative culture with the suggestions and colourism of Venetian painting with great poetry. Born in Brescia but mainly active in Venice, he converted his origins with a style strongly influenced by contemporary Titian solutions, including the use of bright colours to simulate the effect of a light source that shines from the background of the painting, illuminating the angel and casting the young man's face in shadow. This use of light, which helped the artist express his amazing painting skills and which we also see in our painting, gives the drapery a shiny, almost metallic texture, making the colours and deep folds stand out. The masterful technique played on a cold light with almost surreal effects gives the drapery, particularly evident here in the angel's robe, a silvery sheen that makes it appear almost wet, becoming one of the distinctive features of the artist's poetics and one that was rarely equalled by his contemporaries. [1] Savoldo Giovanni Gerolamo (c. 1480/after 1548), Tobiolo and the Angel c. 1530 - c. 1530, 120 x 160 cm. Villa Borghese Pinciana ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is in good condition with some restoration consistent with the age of the canvas. The painting is sold complete with an antique frame and comes with a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of purchased works, both in Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. If you would like to see this or other works in person, we would be delighted to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, at Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We look forward to seeing you! Please contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to assist you.
  • Creation Year:
    1650-1750
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 30.32 in (77 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • After:
    Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo (Brescia 1480 - 1548)
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Riva del Garda, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU988116309832

More From This Seller

View All
Winter Landscape Utrecht Saftleven 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Herman Saftleven the Elder (Rotterdam 1609 - Utrecht 1685) workshop Winter Landscape with the City of Utrecht Oil on canvas 81 x 65 cm. - framed 105 x 91 cm. The painting depicts a...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Triumph Trinity Christ De Matteis Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Paolo De Matteis (Piano del Cilento, 1662 - Naples, 1728) attributed/ workshop Triumph of the Trinity with Our Lady, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Ignatius, Saint Fran...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Noli Me Tangere Christ Magdalene Cignani Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Italy
By Carlo Cignani (Bologna 1628 - Forlì 1719)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Late 17th-century Bolognese painter Circle of Carlo Cignani (Bologna 1628 - Forlì 1719) Noli me tangere ‘’Apparition of Christ to Mary Magdalene‘’ oil on canvas 120 x 92 cm framed ...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Galante Scene Vermeer d'Utrecht Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Flemish Old Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Flemish painter of the 18th century - Follower of Jan van der Meer, called Vermeer d'Utrecht (Schoonhoven, verses 1630 - 1692) Courtship scene at the entrance of an inn oil on canvas, 70 x 62 cm. (with frame 80 x 72 cm.) This pleasant genre scene, depicting a young innkeeper conversing amiably with a gentleman as she prepares to serve him wine in a glass goblet that she still holds in her hand, is inspired by the painting made in 1653 by the Dutch painter Jan van der Meer, known as Vermeer d'Utrecht, and today kept in Paris at the Louvre Museum. Set outside an inn or a post station, the scene illustrates the theme of seduction, with the young waitress being courted by the client, a charming traveler with a changing red cloak, who tries to charm her. Yes, it is a work that harmoniously combines the painter's Dutch origins, with the stylistic characters learned during his training in his homeland, with the Italian-like characters learned during his trip to Italy around 1655. In Rome, in particular, he met and collaborated with various authors of the Bamboccianti school, first of all Jan Miel...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Adoration Magi Jan Van Der Straet Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jan Van der Straet, known as Giovanni Stradano (Bruges 1523 - Florence 1605), Workshop of The Adoration of the Magi late 16th century - early 17th century oil painting on canvas Mea...
Category

16th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

De Jode Winter Landscape Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Flemish Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Hans de Jode (The Hague, 1630 - Vienna, 1663) Fantasy winter landscape with lake and city on the banks About 1650 Oils on canvas (62 x 93, in frames 82 x 112) The work is accompanied by an expertise of Dr. Fred G...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

You May Also Like

A pair of 18th century Italian landscapes with classical ruins and figures
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in Bath, Somerset
A pair of 18th century Italian landscapes with classical ruins and figures, circa 1750. Circle of Giovanni Panini (1691-1765) Thomas Agnew and Sons, Lo...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

South Pier, Sunderland 19th century oil , john callow
By John Callow
Located in York, GB
A fine 19th century oil on canvas painting "South Pier, Sunderland " signed and indistinctly dated 1844, the size of the painting being approx. 45 x 80 cm whilst overall size bei...
Category

1840s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

View of Ponte Milvio in Rome
Located in Roma, RM
Northern painter active in Rome in the second half of the 17th century, View of Ponte Milvio Oil painting on canvas 73 x 97 cm in coeval Roman Salvator Rosa frame.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
Category

1950s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Copper

19th Century Roman Landscape oil on canvas with Giltwood Frame
Located in Rome, IT
Amaizing 19' century Roman landscape depicting a part of Villa Borghese with Trinità dei Monti. With a finely carved gilt wood coeval frame. Measurements with frame cm 65 x78 wit...
Category

19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Beautiful and Large Marine - A Ship in Two Positions Off Dover
By William John Huggins
Located in London, GB
William John Huggins (1781-1845) A Ship in Two Positions Off Dover oil on canvas Unsigned 33 x 45 inches, inc. frame William John Huggins, of wh...
Category

19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Recently Viewed

View All