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'Love lyrics,' a romantic Italian genre painting by Antonio Paoletti

Creator: Antonio Ermolao Paoletti
Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
'Love lyrics,' a romantic Italian genre painting by Antonio Paoletti
Italian, Late 19th Century
Panel: height 40cm, width 50cm
Frame: height 59cm, width 69cm, depth 7cm

Depicting a young aristocratic couple on a romantic tryst, in a richly furnished and beautifully painted drawing room, this exceptional Italian genre painting is by the Venetian artist Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (Italian, 1834-1912).

In a marked departure from the large part of his oeuvre, which overwhelmingly consists of charming paintings of children and youngsters playing besides the canals of Venice, in this work Paoletti approaches the style of Arturo Ricci, another Italian painter of the same genre. The decidedly Rococo style, involving a lavish palatial interior and luxuriously dressed young nobles, is nevertheless superbly executed, and the masterful skills of the artist are on full show, from the gilt furnishing to the expressions of the figures in love.

Executed in oil on panel in a carved giltwood frame, signed lower left 'A. Ermolao Paoletti.'

Artist/Maker: Antonio Paoletti

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oil-on-canvas, Giltwood.
Creation Date:	Late 19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Other
Dealer Reference #:	17283
Incollect Reference #:	635173

Dimensions

W.	27.17 in;	H.	23.23 in;	D.	2.76 in;
W.	69 cm;	H.	59 cm;	D.	7 cm;

Message from Seller:

Mayfair Gallery is a leading gallery in the field of art and antiques, holding a large collection of unique pieces for sale. The breadth of the gallery’s collection is wide, and includes items from a range of periods, styles and geographical origins, as well as works by famous artists and craftsmen. The main focus of the gallery’s collection is, however, on items produced during the 19th and early 20th century.