Francesco Zuccarelli (1702 - 1788) cerchia di

Landscape with river and resting shepherds Circle of Francesco Zuccarelli (1702 - 1788) First half of the 18th century oil on canvas cm. 60 x 93, within a carved and gilded wooden frame cm. 75 x 108 Link: https://www.antichitacastelbarco.it/it/prodotto/paesaggio-con-fiume-e-pastori-in-riposo-zuccarelli This delightful landscape view, enlivened by a family of shepherds resting from their daily tasks, is close to the hand of Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788); In Zuccarelli's painted landscapes, the world is crystallized, frozen in a moment of idyllic peace, where the 'Arcadian' sense of the landscape is rendered with that pictorial vivacity, chromatic lightness and compositional grace that we find in toto in his painting. For comparative purposes, we can compare our canvas with other compositions; we can mention some examples: - Landscape with river and resting shepherds, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo: link - Landscape with bridge and knight, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo: link - 'Landscape with river, village, fisherman and shepherdesses' (Christie's, London May 1960, n. 82: link - Landscape with figures, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo: link - Landscape with knight and figures, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo: link Tuscan by origin, Francesco Zuccarelli first trained in Florence with the landscape painter Paolo Anesi and then in Rome with his compatriot Giovanni Maria Morandi. It was in Rome that he was able to study excellent models, from the seventeenth-century examples of Gaspard Dughet to the work of his contemporary Andrea Locatelli. Around 1732 he settled in Venice, where he was influenced by local view painters such as Marco Ricci and Giuseppe Zais. In the lagoon city, the painter continued his long career, distinguishing himself from local painters by the idyllic tone of his landscapes; in this phase of his painting, which inspires our canvas, he focused on paintings with Arcadian subjects; as we can see in his works, the presence of figures always remained preponderant, almost a legacy of his early training, where naturalistic backgrounds often formed the basis for rather idealized episodes of country life. The painting is completed by a beautiful carved and gilded wooden frame. The painting is in excellent condition and is sold complete with a certificate of authenticity in accordance with the law. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/