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18th Century, Pair of Italian Paintigs with Still Life by Angelo Vacca

$41,465.56

£30,714.91

€34,500

CA$56,723.44

A$61,825.65

CHF 32,686.68

MX$744,263.55

NOK 414,875.41

SEK 380,355.95

DKK 262,870.95

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18th Century, Pair of Italian Paintigs with Still Life attr. by Angelo Bartolomeo Vacca sr Oil on canvas, cm W 105,5 x H 75,5 x D 7; only canvas cm W 93,5 x H 63 The paintings, made in oil on canvas and in good condition, depict two still lifes with compositions of flowers and fruits. Stylistically they are attributable to the painter Angelo Bartolomeo Vacca senior (Italy, Turin, 11 July 1746 - 30 December 1814) active in Turin, in Italy, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The painting presented here on the left depicts a ceramic vase with blue decorations filled with a sumptuous composition of flowers that falls softly towards the ground. In the foreground on the right, a serving dish is placed obliquely on a low wall and on it are placed some fruits: white, black grapes, a mushroom, peaches. Above the wall other flowers chromatically balance the composition. On the left in the foreground, an architectural base surmounted by a vase emerges from the frame, on which some flowers and bluebells bring light and color. The still lifes described are inserted in a context of outdoor garden, with large trees with lush green fronds, some rocks that draw a path that is lost in the distance. The clear blue sky gives brightness to the whole. Pendant of this painting is the still life presented here on the right. In a similar and similar landscape, a large terracotta vase decorated with acanthus leaves in bas-relief stands in the centre of the canvas. Inside the vase are collected a set of flowers of the same type and color of the painting analyzed above. On the ground lie other cut flowers, vine leaves and black grapes, some peaches. In the foreground on the right, a plant in backlight, similar to the base described above, acts as a fifth to the scene, creating vivacity and depth to the composition, played on several levels of perspective. The still life of flowers, with its bright and saturated colors, stands out against a darker background, recreated by the insertion of a large tree with lush foliage. The sky, serene and light tones, is marked by some vaporous cloud. The two paintings are very close to some works by Angelo Vacca made for prestigious clients and royal palaces. The figure and the work of the painter Angelo Vacca senior are still little known within the complex Turin painting of the second eighteenth century. He was born in 1746 to Giorgio Vacca, descendant of the marquises Vacca di Saluzzo and rich shopkeeper of Turin, and Margherita Navés. From his marriage (1777) to Margherita Cometto he had five children, Luigi, Felice, Giovanni, Carlo and Simplicio, all painters. In 1780 Angelo Vacca’s career as a painter was already well underway: he already appeared in the Royal Almanac, a sign that was then known and established within the artistic community of the sub-Alpine capital. His name also appears among the artists of the Academy of Painting in Turin; in 1792 he was among the Academy’s Councillors; in 1794 among the Academy’s Promoters; in 1788 he had even become Prior of the Academy; in 1797 he was again among the Councillors. On 18 October 1778 he appears on the register of the brothers of the Compagnia di San Luca. On 9 December 1787, he was registered with the Professors of the Arts of Drawing. Vacca senior worked a lot in Turin at the service of the Savoys and noble families and also in some centers of the province. "Beloved", is remembered " virtuous Painter in every genre", capable both in the portrait as in the landscape, in the still life, in the miniature, and in the scenographic design: a versatile and eclectic artistic personality, certainly not common. Some documented, signed and dated works by Angelo Bartolomeo Vacca senior are known, while others have been attributed to him with reasonable certainty by critics. Among the most significant works are those paid in 1789 for the parade apartment of the Dukes of Aosta, Royal Palace of Turin, in which he paints paintings depicting allegorical cherubs of refined pictorial rendering and purely French taste that testify to his skill and mastery of the media. Also for the Royal Palace, in the apartment of Madama Felicita (the sister of Vittorio Amedeo III of Savoy), he created a series of overlapping depicting putti and still lives. Also datable around 1789, they are of fundamental importance for the history of still life in Piedmont, because in them you can read very well the stylistic transition from the rocaille ways of Michele Rapous, with whom it has often been confused, to the still life of neoclassical taste. Angelo Vacca developed a very vast and articulated artistic activity also for churches, theatres and Piedmontese palaces. In 1787 he painted for the Teatro Carignano, in the Royal Castle of Rivoli, in the Sala dei Falconieri (formerly the Apartment of the Dukes of Aosta) between 1783/1784; he was in Stupinigi between 1790 and 1791. We also find it active for the Church of the Madonna del Pilone and in the building in Via dell'Arsenale in Turin. The works in question are presented inside frames in gilded wood and carved in baroque style. We apologize for any translation errors from Italian. Please contact us to have the expertise in Italian.

Dimensions:
Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 41.74 in (106 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
Style:
Neoclassical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Canvas,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
Late 18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Late 18th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4405233521302

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