Antonio Travi, known as il Sestri (Genoa 1608-1665) Landscape with ruins, herds and washerwomen – oil on canvas, signed

Signed on the rock in the lower right. Height 116 cm width 168 cm "...The poetics of Antonio Travi, the first and most famous landscape painter of the Genoese pictorial school, remains constant throughout the long and successful career... The quality that is perceived under the veil of time that yellows the paint and fades the colors is that of an exquisitely autographed work..." cf. A. Orlando, Flemish-Genoese Painting. Still lifes, portraits and landscapes of the 17th and early 18th centuries. Discoveries from private collections, Turin 2012 - Each painting in our Gallery is sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by an Expert of the Court and the CCIAA of Genoa.