Workshop of Pietro Longhi (Venice 1702 - Venice 1785) - The Procurator's Meeting with His Wife.

Workshop of Pietro Longhi (Venice 1702 - Venice 1785) - The Procurator's Meeting with His Wife. 71.5 x 55.5 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed. The work reproduces the composition by Pietro Longhi (Venice 1702 - Venice 1785) housed at the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle. Pietro Longhi was the leading interpreter of genre painting in eighteenth-century Venice, capable of capturing with keen irony the customs and rituals of the lagoon society of his time. His interior scenes, conversations, visits, and domestic encounters take place in bourgeois or aristocratic settings, populated by figures in elegant attire and placed within contexts of daily life. The scene depicts a young lady in a voluminous white dress at the center of the composition, flanked by a gentleman in a richly embroidered suit who respectfully addresses her. On the table is a spinning wheel with a gilded base, a domestic tool recurring in Longhi's repertoire. On the right, an elderly figure and a child read a book together. Longhi's workshop replicated the master's compositions with variations to satisfy a widespread collecting demand in eighteenth-century Venice. Condition report: Canvas relined. Good state of preservation of the painted surface, with signs of aging and wear. - All shipments within the EU are free and professionally packed. - Each 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: 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 the Italian cultural heritage. The release times for certificates are normally 40 days from the appointment date: The new regulation in force since 2021 provides, for declared amounts less than €13,500, shorter times at the discretion of the commission of experts. All costs for this operation are included.