Italian school; end of the 19th century.
"Landscape with figures".
Oil on canvas.
Presents craquelure on the pictorial surface and a patch on the back.
Signed in the lower right corner "B.Ciordi".
Measurements: 42 x 54 cm; 58 x 70 cm (frame).
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Italian school; late nineteenth century.
"Landscape with figures".
Oil on canvas.
Presents craquelure on the pictorial surface and a patch on the back.
Signed in the lower right corner "B.Ciordi".
Measurements: 42 x 54 cm; 58 x 70 cm (frame).
In this painting we can observe a luminous and spring landscape where nature plays a predominant role, while small human figures are harmoniously integrated in the rural environment. In the background, a small village with buildings of warm tones and a tower that stands out in the landscape, located at the foot of hills or blue mountains that are blurred in the distance. This resource creates depth and atmospheric perspective, a characteristic feature of 19th century European landscape painting.
Rather than representing a specific place, it seems to evoke an idealized vision of the Mediterranean landscape and rural life, very present in Italian painting of the late nineteenth century, where the landscape becomes the scene of everyday life and a symbol of balance between man and nature.
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