(To enlarge the images, right click on them and chose "Open in a new tab") "The Cavalier Ottavio Leoni, the son of Ludovico Leoni, Padovano, was likewise known as Padovano although he was born in Rome. His father desired him to devote to painting and particularly to make portraits "alla macchia", a skill in which …
Tag: Italian baroque art
Saint Veronica
MATTIA PRETI (IL CAVALIERE CALABRESE) 1613-1699 Saint Veronica with the Veil (c. 1655-60) Oil on canvas (100 x 75 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the image, right-click on it and then "Open in a new tab" The text that follows belongs to the entry written by Richard Rand for the catalogue …
The Child Christ
ANTON MARIA MARAGLIANO (1664-1739) The Child Christ (c. 1700) Painted wood with glass eyes (Height: 73 cm) Paul J. Getty Museum, Los Angeles To enlarge the pictures, right-click on them and "open in a new tab" Born in Genoa, the son of a baker, Anton Maria Maragliano entered as an apprentice in his maternal uncle's …
Old Masters 