Bottega di Domenico Brandi (Napoli,1684-1736)

Shepherds and washerwomen at the river Workshop of Domenico Brandi (Naples, 1684-1736) Oil on canvas Period: first half of the 18th century Sculpted and openwork frame Canvas cm. 76 x 103. frame 105 x 135 Excellent condition   Large canvas depicting a bucolic scene set on the banks of a watercourse in the Roman countryside. The protagonists of the painting are two washerwomen intent on rinsing clothes and two shepherds with a large bovine with long horns resting and refreshing themselves on the edge of the river.   The scene is particularly pleasant for the climate of great serenity in an environment far from the frenetic life of the city, where silence and quiet reign.   One of the interpreters of this kind of work was the Neapolitan Domenico Brandi (Naples, 1684 –1736), who moved to the capital at a young age and learned the lesson from the great master Philipp Peter Roos, known by the nickname Rosa da Tivoli.   Brandi distinguished himself for his excellent pictorial skills, first working in the Roos workshop and then collaborating with him to help him in the realization of a large number of works following the success and fame achieved by his Master with a continuous request also from foreign collectors.   The extraordinary commercial fortune of this type of landscape and the death of the German master in 1706 prompted Brandi to open his own workshop to continue the path he had undertaken.   The painting presented here can be attributed to one of his talented students who stands out for a splendid and lively palette, as well as for a remarkable ability in three-dimensional rendering thanks to a perfect distribution of light and shadow. The figures in the foreground are depicted in full light and stand out sharply from the thick vegetation grown among the ruins which, against the light, clearly delimits the main scene and allows a glimpse in the background in the haze of the villages illuminated by the sun.   The canvas is in excellent condition enhanced by an important wooden frame, sculpted, openwork and gilded.   All photographic details on click link: https://www.antichitaischia.it/it/prodotto/pastori-e-lavandaie-al-fiume   We issue a stamped and signed certificate of authenticity that guarantees the period, origin and all the characteristics of the work, drawn up by an Antique dealer affiliated with FIMA (ITALIAN FEDERATION OF ART MERCHANTS). Delivery in Italy and throughout Europe within 3 days of receiving the bank transfer. Shipping is tracked and insured and travels with careful shockproof packaging inside a custom-made wooden box.