Follower of Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Pair of fantastic architectural capriccios with classical ruins and figures
Oils on canvas
cm. 47 x 60, framed cm. 55 x 68
Complete details of the work: https://www.antichitacastelbarco.it/it/prodotto/nicolo--codazzi--coppia-di-capricci-architettonici
A suggestive perspective of classical architectural ruins dominates the scene in this beautiful pair of capriccios, whose style characteristics appear influenced by the models created by Viviano (1604 – 1670) and his son Niccolò Codazzi (1642-1693), who collaborated in his father's workshop in Rome before embarking on an independent career.
In particular, they are the work of an author active between the late 17th and early 18th centuries, very close to the style of Niccolò Codazzi in the central period of his Roman production, when he used to collaborate with some bamboccianti, who usually inserted small contour figures to animate the capriccios.
After his youth in Naples and activity in his father's workshop, Niccolò Codazzi, with his works from the Roman period, began to develop an independent artistic personality, and the present painting represents an excellent model of this process.
In his views and architectural inventions, he prefers a clear and luminous palette, punctuated by deep chiaroscuro contrasts and a decisive volumetric rendering.
As for the composition, on the other hand, he reproduces the Roman ruins with a faithful analysis, or, if built of fantasy, they always had to be based on a plane of verisimilitude, with the light exposing the monumental ruined architectures, the cracked arches, the corroded walls, leaning against ancient monuments now invaded by vegetation.
Both the canvases and the frames are in good condition, with some signs of aging. The painted material is preserved in an excellent manner.
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