Venetian School C. 1720 – Lot And His Daughters, Monumental Baroque Painting
Artist: école Vénitienne, Vers 1720
VENETIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1720
LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS
VENETIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1720
Oil on canvas 118 × 98 cm / 46.5 × 38.6 in
with frame: 140 × 120 cm / 55.1 × 47.2 in
This painting is a striking example of the monumental ambition and theatrical sensibility that characterised Venetian painting in the early eighteenth century. Even beneath the warm veil of aged varnish, its distinctly Venetian palette remains remarkably vibrant: luminous blues, glowing pinks, deep reds, and warm flesh tones continue to resonate with unusual freshness and pictorial energy. The composition unfolds through vivid contrasts of temperament and type, creating a carefully orchestrated drama in which emotional tension emerges not only from gesture, but also from colour itself. Such a synthesis of expressive movement, decorative richness, and chromatic brilliance would later become one of the defining characteristics of Venetian painting at its height, particularly in the work of Giambattista Tiepolo.
LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS
VENETIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1720
Oil on canvas 118 × 98 cm / 46.5 × 38.6 in
with frame: 140 × 120 cm / 55.1 × 47.2 in
This painting is a striking example of the monumental ambition and theatrical sensibility that characterised Venetian painting in the early eighteenth century. Even beneath the warm veil of aged varnish, its distinctly Venetian palette remains remarkably vibrant: luminous blues, glowing pinks, deep reds, and warm flesh tones continue to resonate with unusual freshness and pictorial energy. The composition unfolds through vivid contrasts of temperament and type, creating a carefully orchestrated drama in which emotional tension emerges not only from gesture, but also from colour itself. Such a synthesis of expressive movement, decorative richness, and chromatic brilliance would later become one of the defining characteristics of Venetian painting at its height, particularly in the work of Giambattista Tiepolo.
13 900 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Good condition
Material: Oil painting
Length: 98 cm
Height: 118cm
Reference (ID): 1770948
Availability: In stock
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