Francesco Foschi (Ancona, 1710 - Rome, 1780) Attributable Winter landscape oil on canvas (76 x 63 cm - Framed 87 x 75 cm) The compositional and stylistic elements of this pleasant snowy landscape allow us to link its paternity to the painter Francesco Foschi (Ancona, 1710 - Rome, 1780), who became famous for his evocative winter panoramas. Born in Ancona and of noble origins, the painter received his training in Rome, where he moved with his family in 1729, and subsequently began his activity as an art dealer, when in 1764 he took up his last residence in Piazza di Spagna. It was around the middle of the century that Foschi began to dedicate himself to landscape painting, specializing in views of countryside and winter landscapes like ours, a genre already widespread in Flanders since the sixteenth century but little frequented in Italy, except by some Venetian author like Marco Ricci or Giuseppe Bison. Foschi's winter panoramas, in particular, often portray glimpses of his Apennines, enjoying great success especially among the wealthy foreigners who traveled the Italian peninsula from north to south during their Grand Tour. Many of his canvases took the path of the English or French market, the latter in particular proving particularly favorable to his production, where he was known in his maturity as a painter as ‘Chevalier Foschi’. Recurring in Foschi's paintings is the bare tree (or group of trees) in the foreground covered in snow, which is almost a signature of the artist, as is the motif of the small bridge and the classic country houses with thatched roofs. As often happens in this type of work, the author tends to accentuate the presence of nature, making the characters on a reduced scale. Our attribution would be confirmed by comparison with ‘A winter landscape with peasants next to farmhouses’, a painting by Francesco Foschi - with a compositional structure that perfectly overlaps with the proposed canvas but in a horizontal format - and passed by Christie's in London (Old Master Pictures, 10 Dec 2003, lot 89, URL: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4221021?ldp_breadcrumb=back). Another extremely similar composition is the painting, ‘Winter landscape with river, bridge, rustic house and figures’, passed instead by Sotheby's and always attributed to Francesco Foschi (5 July 1970, lot 10) URL: https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/photo/141586/Sotheby%27s%C2%A0%E2%80%94%C2%A0Foschi%2... And again the ‘Winter landscape with fortified buildings’ of the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre URL: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/a-winter-landscape-with-fortified-buildings-83987 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is completed by a pleasant antique gilded wooden frame and is sold with a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic sheet. We handle and organize the transport of purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. In the event of the purchase of the work by non-Italian customers, it will be necessary to obtain an export permit which takes approximately 10/20 days, our gallery will take care of the entire phase until obtaining it. All costs of this operation are included. Contact us for any information, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/