AN ARCHITECTURAL CAPRICCIO OF ROMAN RUINS. OIL ON CANVAS. ATT TO GINER, VICENTE (CA. 1636-1681).
Antiques - Paintings
Reference: ZF0795
Landscape with classical ruins. Oil on canvas. Attributed to GINER, Vicente (ca. 1636-1681). Relining. A landscape with rocks and buildings in the background features, in the foreground, buildings with a distinctly classical style, accompanied by two female sculptures on pedestals. At the foot of this building stands a group of people, dressed in classical attire (women, children, and a soldier with a spear). Vicente Giner, a canon and artist originally from Castellón, is documented as working in Rome during the last quarter of the 17th century (until his death there in 1681), where he and others petitioned Charles II for the creation of an Academy of Spanish artists in the city. Experts consider him a collaborator and accomplished follower of Viviano Codazzi (in whose workshop he worked in the 1670s, possibly after having worked in that of Cornelio de Wael). He painted perspectives of classical temples and palaces, accompanied by scenes typically depicting popular themes, in which the figures (few in number) are merely anecdotal elements against the backdrop of the architecture. His work is held in several private collections and institutions, such as the Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia, the Bank of Spain Collection (Madrid), and collections of the National Trust (Scotland), among others.
· Size: 76x3x91 cms. int 71x87 cms.
6.000 €
