18th-Century Italian School Landscape With Figures

18th-Century Italian School Landscape With FiguresThis beautiful 18th century landscape painting depicts a glorious view across a mountainous region of Italy. The light is exquisite and typically Mediterranean its the environment sought out by travelling artists. A sunlit haven on a gentlemans grand tour. In the foreground, two figures are resting by a large leaning tree. While ahead of them, several buildings are positioned atop a rocky peak. Imagine standing nearby, surveying the undulant scenery,

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It depicts a simple living room interior with the dining table folded up

embroidered silk cuffs with lace flounces

He’s seated in what appears to be a wooded area with one arm resting on the foot of a tree

Frame with a few marks

Bell was apprenticed to a surgeon and

Size including frame 15” x 21½” / 38cm x 55cm

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 23” x 28” / 59cm x 71cmYear of creation: c

Medium Watercolour on board

It depicts a young lady called Marianne and it’s been painted with broad linear brushstrokes and a cool palette of icy tones

and this piece is very typical of his work

This exquisite early 19th-century portrait is abundant with mystery - it’s unusually alluring