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anticSwiss 23/09/2021 18:55:09 http://www.anticswiss.com Oil on copper from the Emilian school, Holy Family FOR SALE ANTIQUE DEALER Period: 17° secolo -1600 Ars Antiqua srl Milano Style: Altri stili +39 02 29529057 393664680856 Height:23cm Width:17.5cm Material:Olio su rame Price:2600€ DETAILED DESCRIPTION: Emilian school, 17th century Holy family Oil on copper applied to panel, 23 x 17.5 cm - with frame 38 x 34 cm The work in question presents an elegant Holy Family depicting the Virgin with the Child in her arms, lying on the trunk of the tree, while behind her stands St. Joseph. The elements of particular importance are the figure of the father of Jesus, who stands protective of the family and the landscape context with the imposing tree trunk that acts as a scenic backdrop for the composition. These elements become necessary to set the painting on two parallel diagonals, one created by the characters themselves, which are grouped following a vertical trend to close with the figure of Joseph; the other, however, delineated by natural elements. Copper is characterized by the evident preciousness in the drapery cut by decisive lines, visible in particular in the dress that curls on Mary's lap, but also for the profusion of gold used in finishing the edges of the woman's mantle and the haloes. Even the rendering of the incarnate becomes precious in the distinction between the ethereal and rosy ones of the Madonna and Child and the clearly darker one of Joseph, as if to underline the divine and earthly nature of the characters. See some works by Ippolito Scarsella from Ferrara as a comparison, in particular for the setting of the scene with the mighty shrub and the pose of the Holy Family, as can be seen in the paintings of the Borghese Gallery, in the two in the private collection, as well as the one at the Ravenna Art Museum. Born in Ferrara and known within the Ferrara school, Ippolito Scarsella, known as Scarsellino, was a Mannerist painter. His first apprenticeship took place with his father, Sigismondo Scarsella (1530-1614), who was a painter and architect. Scarsellino then expanded his sources of inspiration, traveling to Bologna and then to Venice. He remembers a rather long internship at the Veronese workshop, operating in Venice, at whose workshop he had the opportunity to meet other painters of the Venetian school. Here he assimilates the mannerist style and the revolution of movement and color imposed by Titian. As soon as he returned to Ferrara, Scarsellino 1 / 3 anticSwiss 23/09/2021 18:55:09 http://www.anticswiss.com began working at the Palazzo dei Diamanti, together with the Carracci family, especially Ludovico (1555-1619). Among the people of Ferrara the work of Dosso Dossi (1490-1542) was very important for him and he also studied the work of Parmigianino (1503-1540). Most of the paintings were commissioned by religious institutes and still in Ferrara it is easy to find works by Scarsellino in the major churches of the city. https://www.anticswiss.com/en/fine-art-antiques/oil-on-copper-from-the-emilian-school-holy-family-23267 2 / 3 anticSwiss 23/09/2021 18:55:09 http://www.anticswiss.com Gallery 3 / 3 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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