Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo (1480 c- -1548) seguace

Tobias and the Angel Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo (Brescia, circa 1480 – post 1548) Follower of Tobias and the Angel oil on canvas 63 x 76 cm. - Framed 77 x 90 cm. Full details of the artwork (click HERE) We are pleased to propose this valuable painting, depicting the Archangel Raphael protecting the young Tobias, which takes up the painting by Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo (oil on canvas, 120x160 cm.), one of the great masters of the early Brescia Renaissance, datable around 1527 and now preserved in the Borghese Gallery in Rome [1]. In particular, the work, here rendered with great character and excellent quality, has as its subject the Archangel Raphael while protecting with his large wings and indicating the right path to the child Tobias: the meaning of this iconography taken from the Bible (Tb 5, 4-8) has taken on a broader meaning over time, eventually becoming the emblem of the human soul protected by its guardian angel. The subject, particularly popular in Renaissance art for its powerful spiritual value, is rendered here in a sublime way by Giovan Girolamo Savoldo (circa 1480 - post 1548), who is not surprisingly considered one of the most mysterious and fascinating painters of his time, capable of blending with great poetics the Lombard figurative culture with the suggestions and colorism of Venetian painting. Born in Brescia, but active mainly in Venice, he converted his origins with a style strongly influenced by contemporary Titianesque solutions, including the use of bright colors to feign the effect of a light source that from the bottom of the painting invests the angel and casts the face of the young man in shadow. This device of light, useful to the artist to express his extraordinary pictorial skills and which we also find in our canvas, returns to the draperies a glossy and sometimes metallic consistency, accentuating the colors and the deep folds. The masterful technique played on a cold light with almost surreal effects gives the draperies, here very evident especially of the angel's robe, a silvery shine that makes them almost wet, becoming one of the distinctive features of the artist's poetics and that will rarely be matched by his contemporaries. [1] Savoldo Giovanni Gerolamo (1480 Ca./ Post 1548), Tobias and the angel ca 1530 - ca 1530, 120 x 160 cm. - Villa Borghese Pinciana, Rome URL: https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/1201008277 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is in good condition with the presence of some restorations consistent with the age of the canvas. The painting is sold complete with an antique frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organize the transport of purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. If you wish to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you in our new gallery in Riva del Garda, in Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on : https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/