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17th century ITALIAN SCHOOL, entourage of Giacomo Torelli (1…
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17th century ITALIAN SCHOOL, entourage of Giacomo Torelli (1…
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
17th century ITALIAN SCHOOL, entourage of Giacomo Torelli (1604 or 1608-
1678) or Galli da Bibiena
The great sipario
Oil on canvas.
H_375 cm W_190,5
Restorations, faded.
Related work :
Ferdinando Galli Bibiana, Caprice architectural, oil on canvas, a pair,
Hampel Fine Art Munich sale on 22 June 2007 (sold for €88,000).
This monumental painting is probably one of the rare remains of a Baroque theatrical
theatrical setting. Of impressive dimensions, our painting reveals a landscape
landscape setting behind a large red sipario set up as a trompe-l'oeil.
This beautifully executed painting was probably part of a complete décor
reminiscent of the work of Giacomo Torelli and the Galli da Bibiena family.
Galli da Bibiena family.
Painter, engineer and set designer, Giacomo Torelli invented machines and
machines and created unprecedented sets that earned him the nickname "the great
sorcerer" (stregone gran) to the French court. Born into a family of
Italian nobility, nothing is known of his training. His activity is not unlike
reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci, who also divided his time between painting
painting and engineering. Torelli even worked for a time as a military
engineer at the Venice Arsenal. In 1641, he created the Teatro Novissimo, where shows
with spectacular changes of scenery that created surprise and
surprise and amazement. In 1644, Mazarin invited him to France to introduce
introduce a taste for opera. He produced La Finta pizza for the young Louis XIV
XIV, Queen Anne of Austria and the Cardinal. The machines he
installed at the Petit-Bourbon theatre were reproduced in the Encyclopédie by
Diderot and D'Alembert. He died in 1678 in his home town of Fano.
The Galli da Bibiena family was a long line of painters,
designers, architects and theatre decorators active in Bologna during the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Among the most famous of these are
Giovanni Maria Galli da Bibiena (1618/25-1665), a pupil of the Albanese; his son
Ferdinando (1657-1743), who continued his apprenticeship with Carlo
Cignani; and his grandson Alessandro (1686-1748), who became painter to the
Elector Palatine Charles Philippe.
Although it is difficult to determine its authorship with certainty, our painting
is a rare and exceptional piece that bears witness to Italy's taste for theatrical
theatrical staging. The palette suggests that its creator was inspired by the
the Bolognese school. The execution of the landscape and the figure in the foreground are
and the figure in the foreground are remarkably fine, as is the use of perspective
cleverly introduced by the chequered floor.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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