From 16th to 19th century Old Masters

Umbria, first half of the 16th century
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Tempera on panel
24,2x11 in
This tempera on wood depicts Saint Catherine of Alexandria and was probably part of a group of saints gathered to decorate an altarpiece or a chapel. The Saint is recognizable by he

Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro (Naples, 1609/12 - Naples, 1675)
Landscape with shepherds, cows, and flocks
Oil on canvas
ext. 44x56,2 in., int. 36,6x50 in
This important work has been attributed by Sestieri and Dapra' to Micco Spadaro, as seen from its presence in the catalogue ded

Theodoor Rombouts (Antwerp, 1597 - Antwerp, 1637)
Musicians
Oil on canvas
ext. 50.3x60.6 in., int. 44.4x51.1 in
We may not know anything about the artist who painted this work, but simply by looking at the image, it is possible to state several things that h

Alexandre – Francois Desportes (Champigneulle, 1661 - Paris, 1743)
Pair of still lives of flowers
Oil on canvas
ext. 39.3x58.6 in., int. 31.4x50.9 in
Critics consider Alexandre - Francois Desportes as the initiator of animalier painting in France. After initial training in Paris

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Venice, 1675 - Venice, 1741)
Lot and his daughters
Oil on canvas
ext. 57,8x45,2 in., int. 48,4x36,2 in
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini received his first painting education in Venice with Paolo Pagani and lived six years in Germany with his mast

French painter, end of the 18th century
Rural scene
Oil on canvas
ext. 59x70,8 in., int. 50,3x62,9 in
This refined oil on canvas is probably from a French milieu, dating from the end of the eighteenth century. The painter’s name has not survived, but the scene

Luca Forte (Naples, 1600-05 - Naples, 1670 ante)
Pair of still lives
Oil on canvas
ext. 28,7x 40,1 in., int. 18,1x29,5 in
There are almost no sources that give us certain information about the painter: we know that from around 1640, he collaborated on canvases with th

Paolo Piazza (Castelfranco Veneto, 1560 - Venice, 1620)
Salome' with the head of John the Baptist
Oil on canvas
ext. 50x75,9 in., int. 42,5x68,1 in
Originally from the Treviso area, the painter Cosimo di Castelfranco, known to us as Paolo Piazza, studied Venetian painting at the school of

Hendrik Frans van Lint (Antwerp, 1683 - Rome, 1763)
Pair of landscapes
Oil on copper
ext. 13.7x16.9 in., int. 9x12 in
Hendrik Frans van Lint, was born and trained in the dynamic city of Antwerp, where he became a skilled landscape painter. During his stay in Rome - p

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples, 1598 - Rome, 1680)
Crucifixion, 1636
Oil on canvas
ext. 25,5x31,2 in., int. 20,2x25,9 in
This canvas, signed and dating back 1636, is a rare example of painting by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who was spurred on to painting by Urban VIII. Th

Marco Ricci (Belluno, 1676 - Venice, 1730)
Pair of landscapes with travellers
Oil on canvas
58,2x77,5 in
Bellunese by birth and Venetian by training, little is known about the apprenticeship of this landscape painter, grandson of the famous Sebastiano Ricci. In his production, the a

Jacopo Palma the Elder, follower of (Serina, 1480 - Venice, 1528)
Christ crowned with thorns
Painted on panel
24.4x22,6 in
Jacopo Nigretti de Lavalle’s production is entirely dedicated to three main subjects: mythology, portraits and sacred subjects. This panel, intense in t

Paolo Monaldi (Rome, 1720 ca - Rome, 1780)
River landscape with folk scene
Oil on canvas
ext. 69.2x55.5 in., int. 64.5x50.7 in
Much of Monaldi’s corpus has, over time, been absorbed into the production of Andrea Locatelli, making it impossible today to understand the true breadth

Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen the Younger (Antwerp, 1664 - Antwerp, 1730)
Pair of flower vases
Oil on canvas
ext. 36,8x31,1 in., int. 31,4x25,5 in
This sumptuous pair of flower vases refers to the Flemish painter Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen, who was a son of art and enrolled i

Jan Frans van Bloemen called the Horizon (Antwerp, 1662 - Rome, 1749)
Landscape with roman view
Oil on canvas
ext. 29,1x23,2 in., int. 17,7x24 in
The gaze is turned to the city’s gates, and the road leading to Rome is dotted with ancient ruins and people resting from the to

Antoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)
Venus and Cupid
Oil on canvas
74,8x51,1 in
This exceptional canvas is signed by one of the greatest artists of the 17th century, Antoon Van Dyck. The large painting dates back between 1621 and 1624, during the period in

Mario Nuzzi called Mario de’ fiori (Rome, 1603 - Rome, 1673)
Pair of landscapes with crown of flowers
Oil on canvas
ext. 61,8x51,1 in., int. 55,9x41,3 in
The successful production of is linked both to his biography and to his taste for contemporary still life paintings with flowers. The n

Giacomo Nani (Porto Ercole, 1698 - Naples, 1755)
Four landscapes with still lives
Oil on canvas
ext 25.9x35.4 in., int. 20,2x29.9 in
This group of four canvases representing landscapes with still lives representing flowers and fruit are signed by the Neapolitan painter Giacomo Nan

Carlo Maratta (Camerano, 1625 - Rome, 1713)
Portrait of Niccolo' Pallavicini Rospigliosi as a child
Painted on canvas
ext. 33x27,1 in., int. 24,4x18,8 in
The portrait of a child belonging to the noble class is a very common theme in portraiture dating back the seventeenth century: the intent, in this wo

Gaspare Lopez (Naples, 1650 - Florence, 1740)
Pair of still lives
Oil on canvas
38,5x53,3 in
It is to the biographer Bernardo De Dominici that we owe the first information about the life and works of the Neapolitan painter Gaspare Lopez. We know that the artist approac

Giuseppe Nuvolone (San Gimignano, 1619 - Milan, 1703)
Angel guiding Lot’s family out of Sodom
Oil on canvas
ext. 63,3x85,8 in., int. 57x79,9 in
The life and work of Giuseppe Nuvolone are closely linked to the Lombard environment, where he spent almost all his life. After a flourishing pe

Francesco Francia, follower of (Bologna, 1460 ca. - Bologna, 1517)
Pieta' with Virgin and Saint John
Oil on panel
43,8x29,5 in
The representation of the body of Christ supported by the Virgin and St. John is quiet and affable; it is the result of a culture that has made a constant

Leonardo Coccorante (Naples, 1680-1750)
Landscape with ruins
Oil on canvas
ext. 40,9x64,1 in., int. 55,9x32,4 in
The artist’s biography is almost a mystery: we know that he was born in Naples and that he spent all - or nearly all - of his life there; we know that he ma

Pier Francesco Cittadini (Milan, 1616 - Bologna, 1680)
Portrait of a noblewoman from Parma
Oil on canvas
ext. 79,5x60,2 in., int. 70x51,1 in
Cittadini’s study of painting began in the Lombard environment in Daniele Crespi’s workshop. From 1634 to about 1637, he is documented in Bolog