Landscape with galloping horse soldiers, attributed to Alessio De Marchis (1684-1752)

Alessio Puciollo De Marchis (Naples, 1684 – Perugia, August 1752) was an Italian painter of the 17th century, active mainly in Rome and Urbino, primarily as a landscape painter. De Marchis was born in Naples in 1684 and began his career at just seventeen in Rome, where he trained at the studio of Rosa da Tivoli. In 1715, he painted some rooms of Palazzo Ruspoli, although the frescoes were lost. He was imprisoned at Castel Sant'Angelo, probably because he caused a fire to paint the fire more realistically, but thanks to the intervention of Cardinal Annibale Albani, he was released on May 5, 1728. Under the protection of the cardinal, he went to Urbino, where he painted part of Palazzo Albani. He was also active in Perugia, where he painted part of the chapel of the Gregorian college in 1739 and a room in the Palazzo dei Priori in 1748. He was highly influenced by two famous landscape painters, Salvador Rosa and Claude Lorraine. He was the teacher of his son, Eugenio De Marchis, who was active in Perugia. He died in 1752, probably in the month of August, in Urbino. In this beautiful oil on canvas depicting a landscape with horsemen galloping on horseback near a pier in an idyllic landscape. The convulsive brushstroke conveys the speed at which the two riders are traveling to reach the town in the background. Splendid contemporary Roman frame in black and gold lacquer. Its dimensions are 100 x 77. The dimensions including the frame are 118 x 96. In excellent condition. We attach a historical guarantee certificate. Visit the website: www.antichitabompadre.com