17th Century, Italian Oil on Canvas Paint with Saint Jerome in Meditatio

17th century Roman school, Santa Cecilia with angels in concert, oil painting on canvas The valuable painting, in excellent condition, depicts Sa...

Pieter Van Lint (Antwerp, 1609-1690) Allegory of industriousness leading to peace and abundance Oil on copper; frame measures cm H 132 x W 159 x D 8, copper measures cm H 104 x W 130 Artwork signed (bottom center) "P.V. Lint F./ en A.B" The important and valuable painting, made of oil on copper, depicts the Allegory of industriousness that leads to peace and abundance. The work is signed in the bottom and center "P V Lint", or Pieter Van Lint (Antwerp, 28 June 1609 - Antwerp, 25 September 1690), famous Flemish painter and designer active in Antwerp in the second half of the seventeenth century. Van Lint elaborates a complex and articulated composition in which he inserts several figures also drawn from mythology to propose the allegorical message of industriousness that leads to peace and abundance. The artistic style of the author is characterized by meticulous realism and by the careful attention to detail and the rendering of the materials that make up the objects described. As we will see later, every detail represented within the work contains a symbolic and allegorical meaning that reinforces the message that already the same figures express. The remarkable dimensions of the copper support, not so infrequent in the artistic production of the artist, contribute to make the work of great value: Unfortunately, many of these artifacts have been lost because copper was often recovered in times of war and famine, and reused to obtain weapons and common tools. The copper foil proved to be ideal for oil painting because it constituted a non-absorbent support, rigid, smooth and characterized by the same reddish coloring that was used for the preparation of funds. The major production centers were Antwerp, Hamburg and Amsterdam, although the technique was widely used in Italy. The considerable cost of the material indicates a wealthy client, interested in possessing a valuable and durable work over time, this characteristic that the metal foil has more than the canvas. The painting is known to scholars. It is recorded in the catalog of the artist of the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History (with measures 104 x 129 cm). He also appeared on the French antiques market...

17th Century, Italian Oil on Panel Painting Depicting Madonna della Purità The painting, executed in oil on a circular wooden panel and presented in an imposing carved and gilded wo...

Marzio Masturzo, attributed (Active in Italy - in Naples and Rome- in the second half of the 17th century) "Battle between cavalry and vessels with fortified city on the left" ...

Antique Italian painting from the late 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a religious subject, Saint Jerome, of good pictorial quality. A painting of good size and great i...

Flemish painting from the first half of the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a religious subject of great charm, Saint Jerome in his study. He lived between the fourth a...

Amazing Flemish Master 17th Century "Saint Jerome" Oil/canvas/double, 82 x 64 cm. good condition

In this antique 17th-century oil painting on copper, we see St. Jerome, encased within an intricately adorned wooden frame. Jerome assumes the role of a penitent, deeply engrossed in...