ANCIENT PAINTINGS OF THE 17TH CENTURY DUTCH SCHOOL

Oil on canvas 157 X 167 cm with frame The works suggest attribution to Pietro Maurizio Bolckman and workshop. The works, particularly rich in detail, depict respectively a rural landscape, as the scene of a bustling scene animated by merchants, blacksmiths and carpenters busy in their daily activities, and a scene depicting a fantasy coastal landscape, with a port dock, boats and ships at anchor and moored, as the scene of a scene animated by wealthy buyers, merchants and fishermen engaged in their daily activities. The style with which the characters and the delightful genre scenes are outlined perfectly express the master's style. The figures appear typical of the repertoire of the Dutch painter, where the influence of the Bamboccianti school learned during his stay in Rome is evident. The landscape represented also denotes a great precision and attention to detail with which the depictions of the characters are rendered, minutely described and enjoyable in every detail. The work is completed by a precious contemporary carved and gilded wooden frame. Pietro Maurizio Bolckman (Gorinchem, 1640 - Turin, 1710), Dutch by origin but mainly active in Italy during the second half of the 17th century, first in Rome, then in Genoa and finally, from 1679, in Turin. THE WORKS WILL BE SHIPPED INSIDE A WOODEN BOX AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY