Antique Painting Allegory Of Hope Oil On Canvas XIX Century

Oil on canvas. A widely reproduced subject, particularly in various versions by Achille Leonardi (1800-1870), it depicts a female figure standing on a rock in the midst of a stormy sea on a dark night, tenaciously clinging to an anchor. It is precisely this element, a symbol of strength or salvation from shipwreck, that leads to the title Allegory of Hope. On the back is an old attribution to Giulio Aristide Sartorio, reflected on the brass plate at the bottom of the frame. The work is presented in an eclectic contemporary frame of carved and gilded wood: the outer rectangular frame is carved with baroque motifs, including scrolls, acanthus leaves, and grape vines; the segments of the inner frame, forming the oval section, are engraved with leaf-like carvings.