Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Venice 1675 - Venice 1741) - Roman Charity (Cimone and Pero).

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Venice 1675 - Venice 1741) - Roman Charity (Cimone and Pero). 128 x 101.5 cm (unframed) - 144 x 118.5 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame. Publications: D. Succi, Il Fiore di Venezia, Gorizia, Led edizioni, 2014, cat. 43, pp. 76-78. Prof. Egidio Martini (critical sheet attached). Prof. Ugo Ruggeri (critical sheet attached). Prof. Dario Succi (critical sheet attached). Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini trained in Venice in Paolo Pagani's workshop, acquiring a mastery of color and a fluidity of brushstroke that would lead him to become one of the protagonists of European Rococo, active in England, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. His research moved towards a progressive lightening of chiaroscuro contrasts, with forms immersed in luminous atmospheres and a chromatic softness that anticipated the achievements of the full Venetian eighteenth century. The canvas depicts the episode of Roman Charity from Valerius Maximus's Memorable Deeds and Sayings: the old man Cimone, imprisoned and dying of hunger, is fed by his daughter Pero. The composition tightly frames the two protagonists in the foreground, projecting them forward under a beam of light, while the sfumato softens the rigor of the male figure's outlines. The painterly application that plastically accompanies the forms, dissolving their contours in a luminous chromatic softness, places the painting in Pellegrini's early phase, around the first decade of the eighteenth century, when the artist was emancipating himself from Pagani's teachings. The critical opinions of Egidio Martini, Ugo Ruggeri, and Dario Succi confidently attribute the canvas to Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini. Condition report: Relined canvas. Good condition of the pictorial surface. All shipments within the EU are free and professionally packaged. This item is sold with a legally valid certificate of authenticity. 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 WhatsApp at +39 3402841279. Message to non-Italian buyers: This artwork has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy, issued by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, which certifies that the artwork does not belong to Italian cultural heritage and can therefore be freely exported. The regulations in force from 2026 provide for reduced times for works with a declared value of less than €50,000, established at the discretion of the expert commission: on average 2-3 weeks from sending the request. All costs related to this procedure are included in the price. Disclaimer Rendering: The setting images are generated with AI for illustrative purposes and may not respect the real proportions of the artwork.