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17th - 18th Century Portrait of Guy Painting Oil on Canvas by Area of Amorosi

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Circle of Antonio Amorosi (Comunanza, 1660 - Rome, 1738) Portrait of young people Oil on canvas, 87 x 67 cm The painting depicting this portrait was made by an artist active in the workshop of Antonio Mercurio Amorosi (1660-1738), undoubtedly reflecting a realism of Caravaggesque origin, but also evident affinities with Lombard naturalism and its Nordic influences. In the portrait examined there are also similarities with the works of Giacomo Francesco Cipper known as Todeschini, given the bambocciante character of the images, which Il Cipper, like Monsù Bernardo, offered in their descriptions of the humble, conditioned by a literary vein. It is a trend that characterized a preponderant part of eighteenth-century Italian art, just think of Giacomo Ceruti known as Pittocchetto or Gaspare Traversi, who produced works in which the comic tradition and the social analysis reached results of extraordinary artistic validity. A pupil of Giuseppe Ghezzi, Amorosi worked mainly in Rome, dedicating himself to both religious painting (altarpieces for S. Rocco, S. Maria in Cosmedin) and genre painting. Amorosi's greatest fame is linked precisely to his “bambocciate” paintings: paintings of different formats and simple popular subjects, highly appreciated by contemporaries. Of this production, preserved in museums and private collections in Europe and still little known, we can particularly mention: the Peasant with the nest and the Peasant girl with the chick in the Devonshire collection in London, the Boy with a bunch of grapes in the Schleissheim Gallery , the Young man with the chalice, the Young painter and some paintings in the Municipal Art Gallery of Deruta, from the collection of the historian Lione Pascoli. The latter are useful for a comparison with the canvases examined, as well as the different versions of Young with a pitcher, now in private collections. Lucid and direct is the pauperistic portraiture whose skills of introspection and analysis of the characters are applied here in the rendering of the protagonist. The young man is investigated with frankness and truth, highlighting, in line with the works of the master, a completely new understanding devoid of moralisms towards the marginalized reality of the poorest. Numerous details and details enrich the analyzed canvas, the creased clothes, the reddened cheeks and the objects that make up the surrounding environment enrich the narration of the character, caught in the unfolding of daily actions. The man looks towards the viewer, with a sympathetic gaze, as if he had just been called.
  • Similar to:
    Antonio Amorosi (Painter)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34.26 in (87 cm)Width: 26.38 in (67 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Canvas,Hand-Painted,Oiled,Painted
  • Place of Origin:
    Italy
  • Period:
    Late 17th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    17th-18th Century
  • Condition:
    Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. The painting has been cleaned.
  • Seller Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5918226733102

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