17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Magdalene Painting, 1680

Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a particular religious subject, the Parable of the unfaithful farmer. Once upon a time there was a farmer who fraudulently administered his master's assets. Before being fired, he tries to recover part of the credits by making important discounts to creditors, who will be grateful to him. The master, instead of condemning this behavior which is detrimental to him, praises the cunning of the farmer. This story is meant to urge believers to do whatever is necessary before the imminent arrival of the Kingdom of God and its judgment. Painting that develops vertically adorned with a wooden frame not coeval carved, lacquered and gilded. Painting that focuses on the characters in the foreground, a patina that does not allow a perfect view of the architecture and of the foreshortening on the left (see photo), painted to be cleaned...

Splendid 17th century Italian painting. Oil painting on canvas depicting the alliance of Jacob and Laban. The subject is inspired by a canvas by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669), preser...

Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a wonderful Holy Family. Painting of remarkable pictorial quality, particularly evident in the masterf...

Italian painting dated 1977. Oil painting on canvas depicting a country view in the Impressionist style. Beautiful and pleasant framework signed and dated in the lower right corner (...

17th Century Scourged Christ Religious Old Master Oil Painting on Canvas Dimensions: 70 x 51cm, depicting scourged Christ Good condition, with some professional restorations to verso...

The oil painting composition “The Visitation” depicts the Virgin Mary dressed in a blue robe visiting her cousin Elizabeth just after the Annunciation (the announcement by the angel ...

A very important painting by the great artist of the Florentine school, Onorio Marinari. Dr. Silvia Benassai has confirmed Marinari’s authorship of the Saint Margaret of Antioch; available on demand, a historical-artistic fact sheet prepared by Dr. Silvia Benassai Onorio Marinari (1627 – 5 January 1715) was a very important Italian painter and printmaker of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. His father, Sigismondo di Pietro Marinari, was also a painter, and he trained with his cousin, Carlo Dolci, later being also influenced by Simone Pignoni and Francesco Furini. His fresco in the Palazzo Capponi, Florence, is dated 1707. He worked mainly in Florence for Florentine and Tuscan clients, but he did not devote himself only to painting. In fact, in 1674, he published an essay on astronomy entitled Fabbrica ed uso dell' Annulo Astronomico. Bartolomeo Bimbi was one of his pupils. St. Margaret of Antioch July 20, Martyr Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina...

Italian old master painting, 17th century, oil on canvas. Good condition Measures: H. 54 W. 43 cm H. 21.2 W. 16.9 in.