Giuseppe Zais (forno Di Canale 1709 - Treviso 1784) - Landscape With A Cavalcade And Fortress.
Artist: Giuseppe Zais (forno Di Canale 1709 - Trévise 1784)
Giuseppe Zais (Forno di Canale 1709 - Treviso 1784) - Landscape with a Cavalcade and Fortress.
37.5 x 97.5 cm (without frame) - 45.5 x 104.5 cm (with frame).
Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame.
Giuseppe Zais ranks among the most celebrated landscape painters of the eighteenth-century Venetian school, known for his bucolic scenes populated by stylised figures of shepherds, flocks, and washerwomen set within an idyllic rural landscape inspired by the Veneto countryside. He trained in Venice, where he studied the works of Marco Ricci, from whom he drew clear inspiration, and was a contemporary of Francesco Zuccarelli, from whom he derived the grace that distinguishes his most refined works.
Zais's style set itself apart through a depiction of the arcadian landscape more authentically rural than that of his contemporaries: his compositions, though rooted in the rococò tradition, are imbued with a different sense of realism, achieved through the use of deeper, earthier tonalities and a rich, impasted application of paint.
The painting, firmly attributed to the hand of Giuseppe Zais, is an overdoor of elongated horizontal format: a cavalcade of riders occupies the full width of the scene, with three mounted figures at the centre and groups of figures on foot at either side. To the left a fortress with a cylindrical tower dominates the background, while to the right the scene opens onto a lakeside landscape with architectural ruins. The whole is rendered with the loose brushwork and warm, earthy palette characteristic of the artist's mature period.
Condition report: Relined canvas. Good state of conservation of the pictorial surface.
- All shipments to the EU are free and professionally packaged. - This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validity. - Further details on the condition report are available upon request. - Viezzi Arte guarantees quality and professionalism at competitive prices, contact us on info@viezziarte.it or via What’sApp at +39 3402841279. * Message addressed to non-Italian buyers: Please keep in mind 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. Normally the times for issuing certificates are 40 days from the date of the appointment: The new legislation in force from 2021 provides for shorter times at the discretion of the expert commission for declared amounts of less than € 13,500. All costs of this operation are included.
37.5 x 97.5 cm (without frame) - 45.5 x 104.5 cm (with frame).
Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame.
Giuseppe Zais ranks among the most celebrated landscape painters of the eighteenth-century Venetian school, known for his bucolic scenes populated by stylised figures of shepherds, flocks, and washerwomen set within an idyllic rural landscape inspired by the Veneto countryside. He trained in Venice, where he studied the works of Marco Ricci, from whom he drew clear inspiration, and was a contemporary of Francesco Zuccarelli, from whom he derived the grace that distinguishes his most refined works.
Zais's style set itself apart through a depiction of the arcadian landscape more authentically rural than that of his contemporaries: his compositions, though rooted in the rococò tradition, are imbued with a different sense of realism, achieved through the use of deeper, earthier tonalities and a rich, impasted application of paint.
The painting, firmly attributed to the hand of Giuseppe Zais, is an overdoor of elongated horizontal format: a cavalcade of riders occupies the full width of the scene, with three mounted figures at the centre and groups of figures on foot at either side. To the left a fortress with a cylindrical tower dominates the background, while to the right the scene opens onto a lakeside landscape with architectural ruins. The whole is rendered with the loose brushwork and warm, earthy palette characteristic of the artist's mature period.
Condition report: Relined canvas. Good state of conservation of the pictorial surface.
- All shipments to the EU are free and professionally packaged. - This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validity. - Further details on the condition report are available upon request. - Viezzi Arte guarantees quality and professionalism at competitive prices, contact us on info@viezziarte.it or via What’sApp at +39 3402841279. * Message addressed to non-Italian buyers: Please keep in mind 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. Normally the times for issuing certificates are 40 days from the date of the appointment: The new legislation in force from 2021 provides for shorter times at the discretion of the expert commission for declared amounts of less than € 13,500. All costs of this operation are included.
4 000 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Oil painting
Length: 97.5
Height: 37.5
Reference (ID): 1740061
Availability: In stock
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