Important pair of capriccios depicting apostles preaching to groups of faithful, including mothers with their children, in front of classical ruins and temples with Corinthian order. These landscapes amidst classical ruins can be attributed to the skilled Roman master Alberto Carlieri (Rome 1672 - 1720), active between the 17th and 18th centuries. These landscapes, in terms of themes, scenic power, and quality of painted architectures, are closely reminiscent of those already executed in the mid-17th century by Giovanni Ghisolfi from Milan, the initiator of this pictorial genre, and indeed leave us with some doubt that they may not have actually come from his workshop. However, regarding the characterization of the figures and the style with which the lively little figures have been executed, there is no doubt that they belong to Carlieri's compositional corpus, a highly skilled landscape painter who found himself between the landscape painting of Ghisolfi and the later work of Pannini. This latter, a very famous painter who, for his scenes with classical ruins, owed much to his predecessors, from whom he drew inspiration.
Of considerable interest is the fact that one of the splendid contemporary gilded and carved frames bears the rare signature "Gio. Batta", which is the Italianized signature of a great Dutch painter: Jan Weenix (Amsterdam 1621-1661). He gained experience in this genre during the brief period he spent in Rome between '42 and '46, likely coming into contact with the first exponents of the "landscapes with capriccios of classical ruins" genre. Certainly, the young Giovanni Ghisolfi (Milan 1623 - 1683), a very skilled painter who pioneered these specific architectural schemes, was also present.
These canvases would appear to show stylistic connections that are closer and more akin to Carlieri, particularly in the lively little figures with a late-Mannerist flavor, making it difficult, though not impossible, that even with this signature, they could be dated back to the dawn of the genre and thus accommodate the contribution of "Gio. Batta" or Ghisolfi.
Moreover, it was a genre of enormous success, engaging subsequent generations of great painters and masters, primarily Locatelli and Panini; making a certain attribution of such examples is often a tedious operation, even though decades separate probable executants.
The dimensions of the paintings are: Canvas 49 x 64cm - external frames 67 x 82cm.
The two canvases are in perfect state of preservation. The same applies to the gilded "Salvador Rosa" frames.
We attach a historical guarantee certificate attesting to the authenticity and age of the paintings, accompanied by photographic documentation.
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