Description:
Architectural Capriccio
Gennaro Greco the "Mascacotta"
(Naples, 1663-1714)
Oil on canvas
Antique gilded frame
Canvas 92 x 61
Frame 118 x 82
Excellent condition
This beautiful canvas depicting a complex architectural capriccio, exhibits all the stylistic characteristics of the renowned Neapolitan Baroque school.
Between the 17th and 18th centuries, a large group of excellent artists distinguished themselves, not only for religious works but also for the production of magnificent paintings with imaginative and spectacular architectural compositions.
The work presented here, executed in the late 17th century, is an excellent display of skill by Gennaro Greco, one of the most capable representatives of the Neapolitan Baroque school, specializing in these extremely intricate and theatrical capricci.
Gennaro Greco (Naples, 1663-1714), known as "il Mascacotta" due to his face being disfigured by a burn sustained at a young age, creates his canvases with a very severe and unadorned approach, featuring imposing columns in proximity to port scenes, silhouetted against blue skies.
The elongated figures that animate the scenes recall characters from Northern European painting and are never preponderant within the overall painting, but rather serve to make it more lively, leaving the monuments as the protagonists of the scene.
Noteworthy is the exceptional three-dimensional effect that the artist achieves through a perfect perspective view and a marked interplay of light and shadow, highlighted by the monumentality of the buildings.
The remarkable depth is instead achieved by the sequential view beyond the columns, of a fortified village, further away a bridge, and finally, where the gaze is lost, the silhouette of a mountain, increasingly faded due to the atmosphere.
The work is in excellent condition and comes with a beautiful antique gilded frame.
We issue a stamped and signed certificate of authenticity that guarantees the period, provenance, and all characteristics of the artwork, drafted by an antiquarian affiliated with FIMA (FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA MERCANTI D'ARTE).
Delivery in Italy and throughout Europe within 3 days of bank transfer receipt.
The shipment is tracked and insured and travels with careful shockproof packaging inside a custom-made wooden crate.
All photographic details at the link:
https://www.antichitaischia.it/it/prodotto/capriccio-architettonico
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