Inside of a Stable with Cow and Sheep, Oil on Board, 19th Century

Oil on metal sheet. Below the date 1846. The painting is part of a series that recounts evangelical episodes or dogmas of the Christian faith. In this scene the Nativity of Christ is depicted. The work is presented in a mid-20th century style frame.

Oil on metal sheet. Below the date August 1845 and a name. The painting is part of a series that tells evangelical episodes. This scene depicts the episode of the twelve-year-old Jesus who entertains in the temple of Jerusalem with the doctors of the Law for three days, causing the bewilderment and concern of the parents who are anxiously looking for him. The work is presented in a mid-20th century style frame.

Countryside landscape

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. A glimpse of the green countryside seen from the threshing floor of a farm, where hens scratch while the peasant woman hangs out the clothes; in the background opens the view of the distant sea. Work of the Como-born artist Attilio Guffanti, who later lived in Nice. His production ranged somewhat across the board, from landscape to still lifes, genre and historical painting. The painting is presented in a gilded frame from the mid-1900s, worked in imitation of an older style.

Charcoal on paper. Unidentified signature with date to the right of the face. The name of the young woman portrayed, Teresina Rota di Valsecca, is mentioned on the back, with a further date. The work is presented in a coeval conception.

19th century etching of a Raffaello's painting. It comes in a coeval wooden frame with stained gypsum batten.

19th Century Etching

Etching. It is a print of the famous painting of Murillo titled The Saint Family or The Virgin Of Seville that today is preserved at Louver Museum in Paris. The etching had been made by Carlo Cattaneo in Turin. It shows several signs of humidity. It comes in a 20th century frame.

Study Of An Officer on Horseback

Lead pencil study on paper. Signed lower right Grimaldi. Inside an oval is an officer of the Batteries on horseback charging; at the base are coats of arms and military triumphs. The knight's uniform refers to the Carlo Alberto period, circa 1845. This is a study by Grimaldi commissioned, probably for a press or publication, by the Voloire Regiment, the body of the "Batterie a Cavallo", the particularly mobile artillery units used to provide rapid support for the actions of other units. Stanislao Grimaldi, Count of Poggetto, from Turin, was the official painter of Victor Emmanuel II, superintendent of the Accademia Albertina in Turin and a well-known illustrator of Risorgimento battles. The drawing is presented in a frame.

19th century wooden frames with engravings on paper of famous people, specifically of 6 academics and philosophers (Voltair, Rousseau, Linnè, Fénelon and Mably). The carvings had been made by Pierre-Michel Alix (1762-1807), fench cerver that in 1782 made the "Collection of portraits of importante man", They show signgs of wear as humidity damnages and drops.

From Romeo and Juliets' life

Watercolored engravings by Domenico Landini. The 4 scenes tell some episodes of Romeo and Juliets' life even if told in a different way from Shakespeare's story. They come in coeval frames.

Pencil on paper. Portrait of woman with a good with beautiful rendering of chiaroscuro in pencil. It comes in a coeval gilded frame.

Mountain Hamlet With Figures

Oil on canvas. At the bottom right there is an inscription:\"to my dear friend Giuseppe Balestra-Edoardo Covino, May 4th 1896\". Edoardo Covino was a landscape painter from Turin active between the end of 19th century and the beginnig of 20th century; counted among the mountain landscapers. The painting comes in a revival gilded frame.

Studies of Nature

Group of 12 etchings on a hardboard notebook. From the catalogue raisonné of Kobell's works, published in 1822 by Baron de Stengel, it is also possible to recover the titles of the individual engravings, which depict figures from popular life. The first one also has the title: "Etudes d'après nature, dessinées et gravées par Ferdinand Kobell,...". (Studies from life, drawn and printed by Ferdinand Kobell), with the Parisian locations mentioned below. The titles of the other figures, in the order of their presentation in our collection, are as follows: Return from the Market, The Beggars, The Messengers, The Stonemason (Sculpture Seller), The Brush Seller, The Vegetable Seller, The Hat Seller, The Junk Dealer (Print Seller), The Peasant at the Market (Sleeping), The Second-hand Clothes Dealer, The Blind Man.