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17th Century Still Life with Fruits Painting Oil on Canvas by Lanfranchi

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Carlo Lanfranchi (Mirafiori, 1632 - ivi, 1721), attr. Still life with pumpkin, grapes, peach and fig Measures: Oil on canvas, 54 x 56 cm - with frame 73.5 x 76 cm A plastic lighting carves the present first fruits, investigated through a delicate brushstroke sliding from floor to floor. The velvety consistency of the grape leaves, in accordance with the lumpy consistency of the pumpkin peel, projects the present in a careful volumetric analysis, plumbed by the light beam that radiates the very first floor of the composition, almost dropping a curtain of tersa shadow on the fruits behind. The coloristic strength of the pumpkin, in the bright split that reveals its orange pulp, is taken up by the dotted ripe fig, also open to reveal a very dense carpet of seeds, and by the peach, which opens to reveal the skinned core, isolated from a halo of reddish juice. Considering the particular artistic language, peculiar in the refined treatment of surfaces, it is possible to recognize in the present the artistic signature of Carlo Lanfranchi (1632-1721). The highly personal enameled re-presentation of the fruits demonstrates their belonging to the clear Piedmontese figurativism, to which the artist was dedicated, from documentary sources, with profitable diligence for the entire seventeenth century. It is possible to compare the present with a painting by the artist recently last on the antiques market featuring a still life with parrot, melon, peaches and a basket of bunches of grapes, in which, through a more immediate comparison, one can see the evident shots and parallels, particularly in the concentrated composition of fruit gathered in the foreground sclerotically defined by a beam of light. The delicate naturamorphism produced in the Piedmont region recognized in the figures of Giovanna Garzoni, Orsola Maddalena Caccia, Michele Antonio Rapous, as well as in Lanfranchi himself, the direct drafters of a pictorial tradition initially promoted by the Savoyard court, but later admired by the other neighboring territorial spheres. Although little known today, these artists, much admired when they were in business, fully illustrate the most refined late-Baroque and Rococo production gravitating around the Turin management core.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 28.94 in (73.5 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
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  • 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: LU5918226763972
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