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48 - Francesco Salvator Fontebasso – Pastoral Landscape with Herd…
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Estimate €2,000 - €4,000
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Francesco Salvator Fontebasso – Pastoral Landscape with Herds oil on canvas 53.5 x 70 cm The scene is set in a sun-drenched rural landscape, brought to life by shepherds, wayfarers and numerous animals. In the foreground, a young peasant woman with a distaff stands in contrast to the figure of the lad on the right, busy tending the livestock, whilst in the centre a herd of cattle and sheep accompanies the passage of two travellers on horseback. In the background, rustic buildings and distant mountain ranges lend depth to the composition.The painting is part of the figurative tradition of eighteenth-century Venice and the oeuvre of Francesco Fontebasso, an exponent of that brilliant and dynamic style that developed in Venice in the wake of Sebastiano Ricci and Giambattista Tiepolo. Characteristic features include the loose brushwork, the luminosity of the colour palette and a penchant for lively storytelling, achieved through rapid contrasts of light and colour. The rendering of the figures and animals is particularly successful, arranged in a dynamic composition that guides the eye across the entire scene. The young woman’s green and red dress on the left and the warm tones of the animals stand out against the blue sky and the darker vegetation, lending the composition that chromatic vibrancy and narrative lightness typical of mid-18th-century Venetian painting. In a contemporary frame.
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About the sale Paintings and Drawings from the 15th to the 19th century
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 3:00 PM
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