18th Century Pair of Inlays Various Types of Wood

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Central-northern Italy, 18th century. Pair of inlays. (2) Various types of wood, briar, 25 x 38.5 cm. Frame, 25 x 38 cm. Very rare and meticulously executed appear these two eighteenth-century inlays made through a series of polychrome inlays of different woods. In fact, the industrious artist here, cabinetmaker and painter at the same time, applies a series of slabs and briars of different wood essences on the fir-tree background: we can recognize woods such as apple, pear, walnut, 'maple and cherry. The use of pyrography, that is the engraving by means of a red-hot iron tip of the wooden surface, allows to define the lines that characterize the different scores of the composition, then characterized by the drafting of colors played on the different shades of browns and blues . One of the two inlays depicts a coastal landscape scene with figures busy in mercantile activities: some follow the transport of goods on boats with outstretched sails, while others are occupied on the mainland, in the foreground. The shape of the tree on the right, the rocky spur in the center and the tower on the left, at the entrance of the inlet, combine to define the sense of depth of the landscape, concluded in the background by the blue profiles of the mountains, chromatically linked to the colors of the sea ??and sky, furrowed by flying birds. The figures, dynamic and synthetic in their movements and in their somatic and costume characterizations, characterize both scenes, animating the setting: one more landscape, the other more architectural. The second inlay in fact presents numerous civil, religious and military buildings, analytically described in their different structural types. They, in addition to exemplifying the virtuosic perspective skills of the artist active here, provide an interesting testimony of eighteenth-century architecture: the palaces, arcades, towers, lead back to that era of commercial contacts and military concerns, as can be deduced from the patrol of the sentries along the spiral path around the tower with the bell on top. The typology of construction, the figurative language, the use of the background abbot lead back to the central-northern Italian environment of the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in an area in contact with the Venetian culture and tradition. analytically described in their different structural types. They, in addition to exemplifying the virtuosic perspective skills of the artist active here, provide an interesting testimony of eighteenth-century architecture: the palaces, arcades, towers, lead back to that era of commercial contacts and military concerns, as can be deduced from the patrol of the sentries along the spiral path around the tower with the bell on top. The typology of construction, the figurative language, the use of the background abbot lead back to the central-northern Italian environment of the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in an area in contact with the Venetian culture and tradition. analytically described in their different structural types. They, in addition to exemplifying the virtuosic perspective skills of the artist active here, provide an interesting testimony of eighteenth-century architecture: the palaces, arcades, towers, lead back to that era of commercial contacts and military concerns, as can be deduced from the patrol of the sentries along the spiral path around the tower with the bell on top. The typology of construction, the figurative language, the use of the background abbot lead back to the central-northern Italian environment of the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in an area in contact with the Venetian culture and tradition. in addition to exemplifying the virtuosic perspective skills of the industrious artist here, they provide an interesting testimony of eighteenth-century architecture: the palaces, arcades, towers, lead back to that era of commercial contacts and military concerns, as can be deduced from the patrol of sentries along the spiral path around the tower with the bell on top. The typology of construction, the figurative language, the use of the background abbot lead back to the central-northern Italian environment of the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in an area in contact with the Venetian culture and tradition. in addition to exemplifying the virtuosic perspective skills of the industrious artist here, they provide an interesting testimony of eighteenth-century architecture: the palaces, arcades, towers, lead back to that era of commercial contacts and military concerns, as can be deduced from the patrol of sentries along the spiral path around the tower with the bell on top. The typology of construction, the figurative language, the use of the background abbot lead back to the central-northern Italian environment of the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in an area in contact with the Venetian culture and tradition. as can be seen from the patrol of the sentries along the spiral path around the tower with the bell on the top. The typology of construction, the figurative language, the use of the background abbot lead back to the central-northern Italian environment of the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in an area in contact with the Venetian culture and tradition. as can be seen from the patrol of the sentries along the spiral path around the tower with the bell on the top. The typology of construction, the figurative language, the use of the background abbot lead back to the central-northern Italian environment of the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in an area in contact with the Venetian culture and tradition.

Dimensions:

Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 15.16 in (38.5 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Materials and Techniques:

Wood,Inlay

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

18th Century

Date of Manufacture:

18th Century