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Still-Life Cassana Paint 17/18 Century Oil on canvas Old master Lombard school

1680-1720

$12,246.59
£9,160.35
€10,270
CA$16,919.66
A$18,449.08
CHF 9,790.74
MX$223,043.41
NOK 123,908.95
SEK 113,579.78
DKK 78,240.44

About the Item

Giovanni Agostino Cassana (Venice after 1658 - Genoa 1720) Still life with a pair of gallinaceous birds Oil on canvas 81 x 63 cm - Framed 100 x 81 cm Provenance: Sotheby's Milan, 07/06/2000, lot 199 (estimate €10,000 - 15,000), see photographic details - Published in: Naturalia. Nature morte in collezioni pubbliche e private (Still lifes in public and private collections), edited by G. Bocchi and U. Bocchi, Turin, 1992, p. 155 NB: please note that the painting is darker in real life than in the photos published here, which were taken using professional lighting. The painting in question, entitled ‘Still Life with a Pair of Gallinaceous Birds’, is attributed to Giovanni Agostino Cassana (Venice post 1658 - Genoa 1720). The canvas, published in the volume “Naturalia. Still lifes in public and private collections”, edited by G. Bocchi and U. Bocchi, immediately catches the eye with its intense realism, with the birds hanging upside down, tied by their legs, standing out against a dark, neutral background. It is a masterpiece of painting that allows the artist to masterfully use light and shadow to enhance the texture of the feathers, the brown and black colours of the plumage and the vivid red details of the heads. The anatomical precision and material rendering are remarkable. The genre of still life, dedicated to game, achieved great popularity in the 17th century, especially in the Flemish but also in the Italian context, facilitated by the influence of painters such as Jan Baptist Weenix and Willem van Aelst who stayed in Italy, but with stylistic and symbolic differences: the Flemish often incorporate religious symbolism linked to the transience of life (memento mori), while Italian paintings tended to focus more on plastic and compositional realism, with an emphasis on the materiality of the subjects depicted. The vibrant sensation conveyed by the appearance of these two gallinaceous birds reaches an exceptional expressive vehemence here, certainly captured outdoors and acquired through a free and loose but meticulous Italian-style technique, both in the lighting and in the warm, intense colour it emanates, mixing the Nordic taste for detailed realism with Caravaggesque plasticity. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The work is sold complete with a pleasant gilded wooden frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of purchased works, both in Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. If you would like to see this or other works in person, we would be delighted to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, at Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We look forward to seeing you! Please feel free to contact us for any further information.
  • Attributed to:
    Giovanni Agostino Cassana (Venice 1658 - Genoa 1720)
  • Creation Year:
    1680-1720
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 31.89 in (81 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Riva del Garda, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU988117328962

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