Portrait of an Hunter, Oil on Canvas, Lombard School 18th Century

Portrait of an Hunter, Oil on Canvas, Lombard School 18th Century

Features

Artwork title: Ritratto di cacciatore

Artistic school: Lombard School

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject: Portrait/Face

Artistic technique: Painting

Technical specification: Oil on Canvas

Description : Ritratto di cacciatore

Oil on canvas. Portrait of a gentleman at the end of an hunting trip: he's standring upright and pointing with and hand the pack of dogs around him; on his left his servant is holding with an hand the prey and with the other one the hunting's horn; on his right there is his rifle, standing upright, and another hunter on his horese is getting closer; in the backgronud we can see hill under a cloudy sky and an hunt in progress. The style and the composition perfectly locate the painting inside the LOmbard portraiture of 18th century. In particular this painting recalls Vittore Ghislandi's work, known as Fra' Galgario (1655-1743), in whose prodution there are similar portraits. Even if very close to the realistic style, in this painting there is not that representing irony with which Ghislandi used to undeline and accuse the whicknesses of a nobility in decline. Teh painting needs cleaning and restoring: shows a little hole on the servant's face and small color drops; it had already been restored. The painting comes along with coeval wood frame with engraved and gilded leafy inlays.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 255
Width: 195
Depth: 8

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 225
Width: 165

Additional Information

Artistic school: Lombard School

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject: Portrait/Face

Artistic technique: Painting

La pittura è l'arte che consiste nell'applicare dei pigmenti a un supporto come la carta, la tela, la seta, la ceramica, il legno, il vetro o un muro. Essendo i pigmenti essenzialmente solidi, è necessario utilizzare un legante, che li porti a uno stadio liquido, più fluido o più denso, e un collante, che permetta l'adesione duratura al supporto. Chi dipinge è detto pittore o pittrice. Il risultato è un'immagine che, a seconda delle intenzioni dell'autore, esprime la sua percezione del mondo o una libera associazione di forme o un qualsiasi altro significato, a seconda della sua creatività, del suo gusto estetico e di quello della società di cui fa parte.