Michele Antonio Rapous, (Torino 1733-1819)

Michele Antonio Rapous (Turin 1733-1819) Pair of Still Lifes with Flowers Oil on canvas cm 95 x 97 each SOLD This beautiful pair of canvases depicts rich, classicizing vases of flowers placed outdoors, the first on the edge of an ancient villa (which can be glimpsed in backlight on the right), the second under a tree. In the second canvas, at the foot of the vase, there is an overturned metal basin with bunches of grapes, plums, and peaches spilling out. The setting is evening, with the sky fading towards the inevitable conclusion of the day as the last glimmer of light strikes the foreground, vividly illuminating the flowers. They are mainly characterized by the elegant white, pink, and blue colors of anemones, tulips, roses, and bindweed, barely warmed here and there by highlights of red from carnations, poppies, and other anemones. The style and high quality attest to the autograph of Michele Antonio Rapous, court painter of the Savoy, active for a long time for the main residences of the family and the nobles who gravitated around the court. - Alberto Cottino 
Measures H x L x P 95 cm x 97 cm x