Genre Scene by Pietro Gabrini The Votive Chapel 19th Century - The votive chapel in the lagoon

Features

Artist:  Pietro Gabrini (1856-1926)

Artwork title:  La cappelletta votiva in laguna

Age:  19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject:  Genre Scenes

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : La cappelletta votiva in laguna

Oil painting on canvas. Signature and location (Rome) in the lower right corner. Pietro Gabrini was Guglielmo De Santis' student and made his debut in the artistic world with an historical subject 'Una scena dell'Inquisizione' (A scene of the Inquisition). He worked both in Italy and abroad. In his early production he used to paint mostly historical subjects: in 1892, on the occasion of the fourth centenary of the discovery of America, he won the Big gold medal of the International Exhibition in Chicago with the painting 'Colombo'. Later, he used to paint landscapes, marine landscapes, genre and sacred paintings. The painting here presented belongs to this second period and reflects the characteristics of his genre scenes: in the foreground there are some figures on a boat near the raised votive chapel in the middle of the lagoon. The women are lighting a candle and giving it to the boy above them. The landscape in the background depicts the Venetian lagoon. The romantic painting is characterized by games of shadows and lights, particularly on the women's faces which are enlightened by the candle. The artist made many replicas of this painting with light variations. On the back of the painting there is the number of the practice of exportation and the paper label belonging to 'William Whiteley -Fine Art Department ,157 Queen's Road, London'. Coeval frame. 19th century.

Product Condition:
Very good condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 176
Width: 132
Depth: 10

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 138
Width: 100