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17th Century Putto with Rose Painting Oil on Canvas Emilian School

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Emilian school, 17th century Putto with rose Oil on canvas, 43.5 x 32 cm - with frame 45 x 32.5 cm The figure of the putto, when equipped with specific attributes, lends itself to multiple iconological meanings. The present holds a delicate flower and at the same time gaily observes the viewer, spreading soft wings. A tender light illuminates the semblant, defining the volumes of the composition. Thus an elusive allegory of love is implied, to which the puttino is a preferential representative, and the crystalline flower, which resembles both a rose and a peony, emphasizes both the temporality of the feeling and the joy it brings. Even the open wings of the little putto, in addition to slender the figure through a slight dynamism, underline the immanence of the loving feeling, all-encompassing at a single time. The uncontaminated nature of the rose also interested the Christian world in the figurative arts, identifying with it the figure of the Virgin, called "Rose without thorns". In the pagan world the flower was related in particular to the goddess Venus, but the subsequent medieval reflection on it gave rise to many symbolic nuances, linked, as mentioned above, to time, love, truth and innocence. The particular pink base, accorded to the specific amber skin of the child, allows to recognize an Emilian executive context, underlined, in old age, by the happy parable of Felice Fortunato Biggi (1680-1750), who re-proposed a similar Putto with flowers, today in Brescia private collection, in the middle of the 18th century, to testify the territorial appreciation of the subject. Simone Cantarini (1612-1648) re-proposed through technical virtuosity the same softness of the flesh in the figure of Jesus with the painting Madonna with Child and Saint Charles, now preserved at the Pallavicini Gallery in Rome; defined by Luigi Lanzi as “a great esteem for himself, contempt for everyone else”, the artist quickly became the most capable pupil of Guido Reni, importing the Emilian manner into the Marche region.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Width: 12.8 in (32.5 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Canvas,Hand-Painted,Oiled,Painted
  • Place of Origin:
    Italy
  • Period:
    17th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    17th Century
  • Condition:
    Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. The painting has been cleaned.
  • Seller Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5918226615872

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