Ambito di Pietro Montanini

Beautiful painting depicting a landscape at sunset. In the foreground, at the edge, a Roman fountain opens the scene from the left, from which a small stream gushes at the base. The gaze continues and opens into an almost lacustrine landscape in which ridges of rock and naturalistic elements, such as those of the river basin, are treated by the painter with a certain romantic verve, a sign that this was an artist up-to-date with the most refined and sophisticated fashions of the painters who characterized the second half of the 17th century. In the distance, among various small settlements, a circular Roman temple reminiscent of the temple of Tivoli. Among the pleasant colors of the sky at dusk, snow-covered peaks stand out hidden by the wooded canopies, which in terms of landscape characterization and the chromatism used in the natural elements recall, in fact, the pictorial style of the master Perugino Pietro Montanini (Perugia 1626 - 1689), who in Rome was a pupil of Pietro Da Cortona and underwent pictorial influences from Salvador Rosa. Painted in the last quarter of the 17th century and the early 18th century, purchased in first canvas and cleaned and relined by our trusted collaborator. The frame on which it's mounted is contemporary to the painting and is lacquered and gilded and in perfect condition. Canvas size 50 x 74. Size with frame 64 x 88 We attach a guarantee of authenticity as required by law to the sale of the object. Discover our online catalog at www.antichitabompadre.com