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