Capriccio , XVIII Century
A striking 18th century oil painting in the classical Italian capriccio style, featuring an imposing façade with grand marble columns as its focal point.
The composition is reminiscent of the works of Leonardo Coccorante (Italian 1680-1750) - emphasising dramatic architectural elements bathed in light and shadow. In the foreground, a scattering of small figures adds a sense of scale and life, but the true focus remaining on the strength and grandeur of the architecture.
Height: 93cm
Width: 119cm
The present work reveals a strong debt to Coccorante's distinctive capricci, with similar examples by Coccorante including a painting which sold at Christie's, New York, on 24 April 2016 (lot 310), and view of ruins which in the collection of Temple Newsom House, Leeds [LEEAG.PA.1947.0013.0001].
Note: Coccorante was a Neapolitan painter who studied under Nicola Cassisa (d.1731) and Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662-1749), and whose commissions included the decoration of the Royal Palace of Naples between 1737 and 1739.
The composition is reminiscent of the works of Leonardo Coccorante (Italian 1680-1750) - emphasising dramatic architectural elements bathed in light and shadow. In the foreground, a scattering of small figures adds a sense of scale and life, but the true focus remaining on the strength and grandeur of the architecture.
Height: 93cm
Width: 119cm
The present work reveals a strong debt to Coccorante's distinctive capricci, with similar examples by Coccorante including a painting which sold at Christie's, New York, on 24 April 2016 (lot 310), and view of ruins which in the collection of Temple Newsom House, Leeds [LEEAG.PA.1947.0013.0001].
Note: Coccorante was a Neapolitan painter who studied under Nicola Cassisa (d.1731) and Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662-1749), and whose commissions included the decoration of the Royal Palace of Naples between 1737 and 1739.