Francesco Zuccarelli, Landscape with River and Waterfall, Oil on Canvas, 18th Century, Framed

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Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano, Italy, 1702 - Florence, Italy, 1788)
Title: Landscape with River and Waterfall
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: … Read more Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano, Italy, 1702 - Florence, Italy, 1788)
Title: Landscape with River and Waterfall
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 55 x 78.5 cm - with frame 68 x 95 x 5 cm
Not signed

Expertise by Professor Giancarlo Sestieri

Publications: Giorgio Baratti Collezione. Selezione di opere d’arte antica (Giorgio Baratti Collection. Selection of ancient works of art), curated by Professor Giancarlo Sestieri with the participation of Professor Andrea Emiliani, Grafiche Veneziane, Venezia 2011, pp. 62-63.

This river landscape executed by Francesco Zuccarelli is certainly a work that does not belong to the painter's more advanced activity, but on the contrary to the time of his first landscape works, during or immediately after his stay in Florence. The painting is characterised by a realistic tendency but at the same time it is possible to distinguish the author's imagination. The work depicts a river view, with a narrow waterfall in the centre and four figures in the foreground. Next to each of the two fishermen appears the typical pumpkin, which often characterises Zuccarelli's landscapes. The rest of the landscape is characterised by the presence of rocky masses and promontories flanking the course of the river, while in the background a hilly area and buildings can be seen. See less