Sebastiano Ceccarini

18th century Italian Baroque Portrait painting of a lady - fur pearls Venice

French 18th century old master portrait of a majestic lady dressed "à la Turque" The sitter at the viewer with a kind and enigmatic smile and twinkling eyes. She looks elegant and kind, yet also has an intelligent and determined aura, reflecting the character of someone who is in charge of her own life and destiny. De Silvestre paid great attention to her spectacular outfit, which is striking in its portrayal of the sumptuous fabrics and their decorative richness. She is wearing a luxurious royal blue robe à la...

Sweet and large oil painting "Sisterly love" signed and dated 1902 by August Algermissen The present painting depicts two sisters seated in an interior, the youngest is gleefully lo...

17th century German portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen at the age of 26 in 1628, Franz Kessler This highly decorative portrait depicts the 26 year old Caspar Roemer...

Stunning Scandinavian Impressionist painting depicting a glorious sunrise above the port of Goteborg in Sweden The artist marvellously captured the way in which the light of the ris...

18th Century French Rococò Painting An oil on panel painting attributed to the great French artist of the eighth century, Jean Ra...

Circle of Jean Honore Fragonard (French 1732–1806) An Exceptional Painting of Three Putti and Fire, circa 1795. Masterfully painted in the late ...

The painting (with a Salvador Rosa-style gilded frame 88 x 116 cm) depicts a group of four children who are playing outside on a swinging seesaw; we are probably dealing with a prank, as can be seen by the satisfied expression of the child on the right at the expense of the one in the foreground, who seems to be supported by the others, perhaps because of the fear felt. They are dressed in the same way, with black or brown ankle boots and a kind of double-breasted jumpsuit with a rich lace collar reminiscent of the jabots of dames, blue for the one in the foreground, brick-colored for the other three. Children also look alike in the hair, typical of the period, and features, suggesting a kinship relationship. We find the same subject, for example, in Johann Zoffany...

Very good condition with original canvas, stretcher and frame.