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Giovan Battista Pittoni 1687 Venezia-1767 Venezia Isaac blesses Jacob Along with Giambattista Tiepolo and Piazzetta, Pittoni was one of the most prominent artists within the Venetian art scene of the Rococo period, enjoying great success and favor among his contemporaries. The work presented here can be seen as an example of the artist's production during his early period, as evidenced by the characters, portrayed as half figures, which stand out thanks to their accentuated contours against a monochrome background. Several versions made by Pittoni of this composition are known, differing only in slight variations, such as the specimen once held in the collection of Richard Buckle (London) or the one preserved at the Eremitage in St. Petersburg, in which, however, the protagonists are portrayed full-length. Also known is a drawing, now in the Museo Correr in Venice, which well documents the artistic process that gave rise to this successful composition. Cm 98X75 oil on canvas Private Collection, Genoa Reference bibliography: Pittoni, edited by F. Zava Boccazzi, Venice, 1979, cat. no. D.45, p. 213, cat. no. 75@@@ fig. 30@@@ cat. no. 253 The work is in good conservative/aesthetic condition. Rintelato. Presence of some slightly deformed support tears, closed again during lining. Wood's lamp observation reveals the presence of some scattered color retouching at the tears and along the margins. In order. Along with Giambattista Tiepolo and Piazzetta, Pittoni was one of the most prominent artists within the Venetian art scene of the Rococo period, enjoying great success and favor among his contemporaries. The work presented here can be seen as an example of the artist's production during his early period, as evidenced by the characters, portrayed as half figures, which stand out thanks to their accentuated contours against a monochrome background. Several versions made by Pittoni of this composition are known, differing only in slight variations, such as the specimen once held in the collection of Richard Buckle (London) or the one preserved at the Eremitage in St. Petersburg, in which, however, the protagonists are portrayed full-length. Also known is a drawing, now in the Museo Correr in Venice, which well documents the artistic process that gave rise to this successful composition.
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Giovan Battista Pittoni 1687 Venezia-1767 Venezia Isaac blesses Jacob Along with Giambattista Tiepolo and Piazzetta, Pittoni was one of the most prominent artists within the Venetian art scene of the Rococo period, enjoying great success and favor among his contemporaries. The work presented here can be seen as an example of the artist's production during his early period, as evidenced by the characters, portrayed as half figures, which stand out thanks to their accentuated contours against a monochrome background. Several versions made by Pittoni of this composition are known, differing only in slight variations, such as the specimen once held in the collection of Richard Buckle (London) or the one preserved at the Eremitage in St. Petersburg, in which, however, the protagonists are portrayed full-length. Also known is a drawing, now in the Museo Correr in Venice, which well documents the artistic process that gave rise to this successful composition. Cm 98X75 oil on canvas Private Collection, Genoa Reference bibliography: Pittoni, edited by F. Zava Boccazzi, Venice, 1979, cat. no. D.45, p. 213, cat. no. 75@@@ fig. 30@@@ cat. no. 253 The work is in good conservative/aesthetic condition. Rintelato. Presence of some slightly deformed support tears, closed again during lining. Wood's lamp observation reveals the presence of some scattered color retouching at the tears and along the margins. In order. Along with Giambattista Tiepolo and Piazzetta, Pittoni was one of the most prominent artists within the Venetian art scene of the Rococo period, enjoying great success and favor among his contemporaries. The work presented here can be seen as an example of the artist's production during his early period, as evidenced by the characters, portrayed as half figures, which stand out thanks to their accentuated contours against a monochrome background. Several versions made by Pittoni of this composition are known, differing only in slight variations, such as the specimen once held in the collection of Richard Buckle (London) or the one preserved at the Eremitage in St. Petersburg, in which, however, the protagonists are portrayed full-length. Also known is a drawing, now in the Museo Correr in Venice, which well documents the artistic process that gave rise to this successful composition.
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