Francesco Casanova (London 1727 – Mödling 1803) – Chivalric battle.

Francesco Casanova (London 1727 – Mödling 1803) – Chivalric battle.

26,5 x 34,5 cm without frame, 36 x 43 cm with frame.

Oil on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame.

– The painting is attributed to the hand of Francesco Casanova (London 1727 – Mödling 1803) on the basis of stylistic comparisons.

Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of the pictorial surface.

This lively battle scene is a characteristic example of the production of Francesco Casanova, brother of the famous memorialist Giacomo and specialist in the genre of battle painting that made him famous in the European courts of the eighteenth century.

The composition captures a moment of intense war action with extraordinary dynamism. At the center of the scene, a knight in a red jacket mounted on a white horse dominates the composition, leading the charge with an imperious gesture. Around him unfolds a frenetic melee of knights and infantry, their figures overlapping in the fury of the clash, while in the foreground lie the fallen, a stark testimony to the violence of the battle.

Casanova's skill is evident in his depiction of horses in motion, with particular attention to the central horses, painted with anatomical mastery and a keen sense of movement. The artist distinguished himself by his ability to combine the realism of military chronicles with a Rococo taste for movement and decoration, in some ways anticipating the Romantic sensibility.

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