Arcadian landscapes with figures, Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 – Venice 1730) circle

Pair of Arcadian landscapes with figures
Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 – Venice 1730) – Circle of

Oils on canvas (56 x 72 cm. – Framed 77 x 93 cm.)

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This pair of fascinating landscapes, executed with an elegant rocaille taste and complete with pleasant decorative frames, are conceived with the scenographic sensitivity of the most classic Venetian landscape tradition of the first part of the 18th century.

The works, of good pictorial quality, show clear references to the pictorial style of Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 – Venice 1730), one of the most important protagonists of Venetian landscape painting of this period.

The perspective, characterized by a succession of hills and rocky slopes, against which the mountains, with their refined pale blue hues, can be glimpsed, is further modulated by the harmonious sequence of light and shadow that creates a remarkable effect of depth. Among the innovations introduced by Ricci in landscape painting is the experimentation with light and its potential for atmospheric rendering.

The works in question share many details with many others by the master, such as the mountain chains that dissolve into the background, the trees placed in the foreground laterally, as well as the small figures that animate the scene, in addition to the compositional cut of the view that expands in depth in a modulated succession of perspective planes.

After a stay in England and Holland, Ricci's direct knowledge of Nordic painting - in particular the works of Pieter Mulier and Jacob de Heusch - led him towards a new experimentation in the rendering of atmospheric luminosity. This new landscape painting of his merged with the style in vogue in Venetian production, creating an unprecedented interpretation of landscape painting, destined to enjoy extraordinary success, and which naturally inspired many painters close to him.

Our two works, created by an author who certainly must have seen and studied his compositions, are an excellent testimony to this, a combination of Venetian, Roman and Flemish painting of great charm.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The paintings are in good condition, complete with gilded frames that are not from the same period.

The works are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic sheet.

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