The Knight - Original Oil on Board by Pietro della Vecchia - 17th Century 17th Century

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The Knight is an original painting realized by Pietro della Vecchia during the XVII century. Oil on board. Original title: … Read more The Knight is an original painting realized by Pietro della Vecchia during the XVII century. Oil on board. Original title: Ritratto di giovane cavaliere con cappello piumato. Includes the contemporary frame Salvator Rosa with three orders of carving. The boy in the painting is the same model as that of the painting Giovinezza e vecchiaia (private collection). Pietro della Vecchia (Venice, 1603 – Vicenza, 1678) studied with Alessandro Varotari (Il Padovanino), from whom he inherited the interest in Venetian paintings of the sixteenth century, in particular, those of Titian and Giorgione. Recognized for his skills used to reproduce the style of the masters of the sixteenth century, he is also well-known as a painter of genre scenes and portraits. As an official painter of the Republic of Venice, he was commissioned to produce the cardboards of the mosaics for the Basilica of San Marco. When the artist died in 1678, he was buried in San Canciano church in Venice. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. See less