Mirror Glass Italy XIX Century - Italy Late 19th century

Oil painting on canvas. North European school of the 19th century. The romantic taste pervades this nocturnal landscape, illuminated by the light of the full moon, barely veiled by scattered thin clouds; on the country path, which runs alongside the torrential course of a river, two figures of wayfarers can be glimpsed, a child holding a woman's hand. The painting is presented in a gilded frame from the end of the 19th century.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Oil painting on canvas. XVIII -XIX century. The sacred theme in this scene takes on a familiar connotation, full of very earthly tenderness and intimacy: in an almost exotic context, which evokes an oasis in the desert for palm trees and a spring of water in a barren and hilly landscape. bare, Joseph and Mary sit to rest during their flight to Egypt, to escape the persecution of Herod; the mother tenderly holds baby Jesus on her knees, looks at him tenderly and swaddles him, while Joseph observes them pleased and relaxed. The whole scene is characterized by the dominance of brown-ocher colors, from which only Maria's dress differs, in her traditional blue and red colors; in the background, a clear sky in the colors of a dawn that has just dawned, with shades of pink. The canvas was applied on a new frame from the mid-1900s and placed in a frame from the same period, which has some shortcomings.

Oil painting on canvas. Nineteenth century. Dignified and severe lady, in a lightened black dress with a white collar. In a late 19th century frame.

Pastoral Scenes

Oil on panel. Decorated with pastoral scenes on a monochromatic light green background, with couples, children, farmers depicted during moments of rest and conversation, in the guise of the models from the 18th century. Probably wooden panels from the doors of furniture, the paintings have been recently mounted on wooden frames. They present some paint losses and spots, especially where the background is.

Original silk curtain, superimposed on canvas and applied on a wooden frame. The large painting served as a decorative pictorial element. Inside a double painted frame, the external one with a geometric motif with spikes and scrolls, the internal one with a garland of flowers, there is a bush composition of leaves and flowers behind which a palm tree rises; a little bird flutters over the bush. The canvas has undergone restoration for lacerations restoration ...

Oil on canvas. The portraited gentlemen can be identified by the letter that he is hold taht is addressed to " Sig. Fran. Giulini, municipal councilor." As we desume from the almanac of the Province of Como of 1846, Francesco Giulini was councilor of the " Municipal Congregation of the Real City of Como", in charge of the streets department. The painting had been restored and displayed in a revival frame.

View of the Ligurian Riviera

Oil on canvas. At the bottom right there is a trace of the signature; on the back a cartouche with the painter's signature and another with the title of the work "A construction site, Riviera di Levante, near Recco". The foreshortening of the Riviera describes the construction site of a large boat, it would seem a vessel, on the beach near the town; several popular figures animate the scene: women washing clothes, the cart carrying some materials, the carpenters, fishermen near their boats on the right; the whole beach around the boat is occupied by the wood used, while the classic Ligurian promontory stands out in the background, occupied by the green hill. Giovanni Battista Ceruti was born and died in Milan, where he exhibited on several occasions; of its production only a few works are known, all of which are marine views. The painting has a slight tear in the upper left. It is presented in a gilded frame from the late 19th century.

Pencil on paper. Bottom right, on both, the writing "Pietro Mulazzi sketched", with the date 1883. By an unknown artist but skilled in the use of pencils, these are the portraits of a bourgeois couple, whose gray faces emerge clearly from the paper background red. They are presented in contemporary gilded frames, with several shortcomings (to be restored).

Oil on canvas. Signed Anibal and dated 1849 in the lower left corner. The scene offers the glimpse of a river landscape, with the wide and peaceful watercourse flowing in the middle of a green countryside and near a small village, and animated by numerous figures of fishermen and laundresses intent on daily occupations. The painting has a slight tear on the left and a sign of previous repair on the right. It is presented in a coeval redorated frame.

Watercolor on paper. Signed Borrani and dated 1881 in the lower left corner. Meticulous and detailed glimpse of a Gothic church interior, in particular the pulpit decorated with panels carved in bas-relief with scenes from the Passion; in the background, the bright and colorful mosaic windows. Despite the signature, it is not attributable to the Tuscan painter Odoardo Borrani, a talented Macchiaiolo. The painting is presented in a styled frame.

Oil painting on canvas. A large landscape of hilly countryside, with the river flowing to the left, sees some small popular figures on the path to the right, travelers in conversation. The painting has undergone color cleaning. It is presented in a contemporary frame.

Original silk curtain applied on a wooden frame. The large painting served as a decorative pictorial element; inside a gilded frame painted with swirls and curls, on a green background, a composition of flowers and leaves is painted, starting from the vase at the bottom center in continuity with the decorations of the frame. The canvas has a small tear at the bottom left.