Mages, Josef. Italian veduta of a fantasy cityscape. Oil on canvas. Signed and somewhat illegibly dated in the base of the obelisk. 1765. dimensions: 67 x 158 cm. Framed (82 x 171 cm). Magnificent fantasy cityscape with various Italian motif elements by the Tyrolean painter Josef Mages (1728-1769), who, due to his early recognition of his talent for painting, was initially trained by local painters and then continued his training in Vienna, Strasbourg, Stuttgart and Augsburg. In Augsburg, he received commissions from the well-known painter Georg Rotpletz, whose daughter Mages eventually married. As a respected fresco painter, he carried out works in Stuttgart, Colmar, Strasbourg and Augsburg in the following years. - Canvas trimmed and probably mounted on canvas and given a new varnish in the 19th century. - Margins somewhat rubbed due to the framing, with a small restored color flaw in the right area of the painting, with a few small retouches, some minor rubbing and scratches, somewhat darkened overall, but in good condition. - Provenance: Private collection Berlin. - Due to the size, transport must be organized by the buyer.