Giuseppe Zais (Forno di Canale 1709 - Treviso 1784) - Landscape with a procession of knights and a fortress.

Giuseppe Zais (Forno di Canale 1709 - Treviso 1784) - Landscape with a procession of knights and a fortress. 37.5 x 97.5 cm (unframed) - 45.5 x 104.5 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. Giuseppe Zais is among the most celebrated landscape painters of the Venetian school of the 18th century, known for his depictions of bucolic scenes with stylized figures of shepherds, flocks, and washerwomen, set in an idyllic rural landscape inspired by the Veneto countryside. He trained in Venice, where he was able to observe the works of Marco Ricci, from whom he drew evident inspiration, and he was a contemporary of Francesco Zuccarelli, from whom he derived the grace that characterizes his most refined works. Zais's style was distinguished by a more authentically rural representation of the Arcadian landscape than that of his contemporaries: the compositions, although Rococo in inspiration, are pervaded by a different sense of realism, given by the use of more marked and brown tones and by a material and pasty application of color. The painting, confidently attributable to the hand of Giuseppe Zais, is an overdoor of an elongated horizontal format: a procession of knights occupies the entire width of the scene, with three figures on horseback in the center and a group of figures on foot at the sides. To the left stands a fortress with a cylindrical tower, while in the background to the right opens a lakeside landscape with architectural ruins. The ensemble is rendered with the loose brushwork and the typical brown and earthy palette of the Belluno artist's maturity. Condition report: Lined canvas. Good condition of the painted surface. - All shipments in the EU are free and professionally packed. - Each item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validity. - Further details on the condition report are available upon request. - Viezzi Arte guarantees quality and professionalism at competitive prices, contact us at [email protected] or via What’sApp at +39 3402841279. *Message to non-Italian buyers: Please note that this work has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies that the work is not part of Italian cultural heritage. Normally, the release times for certificates are 40 days from the appointment date: The new regulations in force since 2021 provide, for declared amounts below €13,500, shorter times at the discretion of the expert commission. All costs for this operation are included.