Dutch school (XVIII) - Tre età dell'uomo

This painting is an oil on canvas attributed to the hand of a Flemish author from the mid-18th century. The characteristics of the clothing, together with the dense craquelé of the painting, point to a dating around the mid eighteenth century.

Moreover, as can be seen on the back, the restoration card is present along with the painting, according to which the work should be placed in the eighteenth century. It should be noted, however, that the date on the cartouche, also sold with the work (see photo at the bottom), is probably 1749, even if the restorer believed that date to be 1769.

The photo of the cartouche is attached in the description. The inscription contained inside it emphasizes in French that this painting was given as a gift to a person on 1 August 1749, as can be read in the last line of the original cartouche.

The work measures 57 cm x 66.5 cm including the frame, and 55 cm x 46 cm without it. The frame is nineteenth-century or twentieth-century.

The physiognomies of the figures resemble those of some Flemish painters of the Seicento, such as Rubens. I am referring in particular to the Satyrs, Rubens’ famous painting. The painting for sale on Catawiki has very bright colors and a dense, even craquelé.

Here the theme dealt with is the three ages of man. The painter of this painting has ventured into a theme often treated by painters of the Cinquecento and the Seicento (for example Titian and Van Dyck). It is an allegorical depiction.

The work, as noted above, has been professionally restored and therefore does not require any intervention.

It cannot be shipped to the United States of America. A certificate of authenticity is issued, written by people with degrees in Art History.

Packaging will be carried out professionally and shipping will be entrusted to sector specialists such as Mail Boxes Etc., but any damages or tampering to the frame cannot be grounds for a claim.