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The bearded man

Work on canvas Fluffy brown wood frame 76.5 x 63.5 x 3 cm

Work on canvas Molded frame in gilded wood 63 x 50 x 6.5 cm

Work on canvas he work depicts a nude woman reclining on a sofa, fusing classicism and modernity. The canvas, with its sober, controlled palette, juxtaposes flesh tones with green a...

Work on canvas

Portrait of a little girl with a ball of thread. Oil on cardboard, 46x40 cm

Star Wars Storm Trooper Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg. Entitled The Good The Bad & The Ugly. Art measures 42 x 24 inches Frame measures 50 x 32 inches Chri...

Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey The present painting depicts Saint Vincent Ferrer preaching from a raised pulpit to a group of seven peopl...

Provenance: Robert L. and Bertina Suida Manning, New York, until 1996 Private Collection, USA One of the leading artists in Genoa during the second half of the seventeenth century, Domenico Piola came from a successful family of artists, renowned for their many illusionistic ceiling programs throughout Genoese churches and palaces. A prolific draughtsman and painter, Domenico oversaw an extremely productive studio. In addition to his collaborations with numerous other artists, Domenico also provided many designs for book illustrations and prints that circulated throughout Europe, earning him international exposure and high acclaim in his own day. As Dr. Anna Orlando has indicated (written communication), the present work is an early work by Piola, datable from the late 1640s. At this time the young artist came strongly under the influence of Castiglione and Valerio Castello, while admiring the works of Giulio Cesare Procaccini. Piola’s works from this period are exuberant and fluid, and the artist’s love of portraying children is evident from the angels and putti that populate both his altarpieces and more intimate paintings. The present work depicts three angels...