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Couple of shepherds
Oil o…
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PAINTER OF THE 16TH-18TH CENTURIES
Couple of shepherds
Oil o…
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Lot no. 85
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PAINTER OF THE 16TH-18TH CENTURIES
Couple of shepherds
Oil on canvas, 74.5X49.8 cm (2)
Exhibitions:
Fourth Exhibition of Ancient Art, Rome, Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne, 1943, ant. no. 10239
Bibliography:
Five painters of the 18th century: Ghislandi, Crespi, Magnasco, Bazzani, Ceruti. Quarta mostra d'arte antica, Roma, Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne, edited by A. Morandotti, Rome 1943 (as Giuseppe Maria Crespi)
G. Briganti, Cinque Pittori del Settecento a Palazzo Massimo (Ghislandi ; Crespi ; Magnasco ; Bazzani ; Ceruti), in Emporium. Rivista mensile d'arte e di cultura, vol. XCII, n. 581, p. 196
G. Crosilla, Federico Bencovich, Soncino 2020, pp. 255-256, B36
Published in 1943 by Morandotti and Giuliano Briganti as works by Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Bologna, 1665 ; 1747), the canvases reflect a naturalism of a Lombard character. Although characterised by a monochrome tenor modulated by brown tones and white lead highlights, particularly expressive chromatic licences can be perceived. In fact, we can observe how the painter has painted the shepherdess's hair with ochre and white highlights that stand out against the dark preparation, without neglecting the bright red of the little hen she holds on her lap, according to a lexicon that well evokes the manner of Crespi and finds interesting analogies with the early works of his Venetian pupil Pietro Longhi, recalling that Antonio Morassi possessed an image of the Shepherdess thus archived (Morassi photo library no. 16669). The similarities with Lombard painting are evident in the marked naturalism and it is also interesting to grasp the 'unfinished' character, the sketch-like conduction. The figures, clothing and setting are resolved with quick, instinctive brushstrokes and, with the exception of a few passages, everything is resolved with an abbreviated but very effective definition that is by no means lacking in quality. It should also be mentioned here that the canvases have also been attributed to Federico Bencovich, but expunged from the artist's catalogue by Crosilla, even though he acknowledged their relevance to the painter's sphere.
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