Italian school, late XVII - early XVIII century.

Italian school, late seventeenth-early eighteenth century.
"Market day".
Oil on canvas.
Measurements: 165 x 113 cm; 171 x 118,5 cm (frame).

Italian school painting, representing a lively and bustling urban scene. The composition is articulated around a heterogeneous crowd: ladies with powdered wigs, gentlemen with tricorns, merchants, maids with coiffures and people of different social rank, gathered around colorful stalls where fabrics, fruits and crockery are offered. The architectural background, with noble buildings, a dome and a slender tower, frames the whole and places the action in a recognizable historical enclave. The painting vividly captures the festive and carnivalesque atmosphere of a street market, celebrating the popular interaction and bustle of a fair day.