Dutch school (XVIII) - Tre età dell'uomo

This painting is an oil on canvas attributable to the hand of a Flemish author/artist from the mid-18th century. The characteristics of the clothing, together with the dense craquelure of the painting, suggest a dating toward the mid-18th century.

Furthermore, as can be seen on the back, the restoration card is present with the painting, according to which the work would be dated to the 18th 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, although 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- or twentieth-century.

The physiognomies of the figures strongly evoke those of some seventeenth-century Flemish painters such as Rubens. I am referring in particular to The Satyrs, a famous work by the Flemish painter. The painting for sale on Catawiki has very vibrant colors and a dense, uniform craquelé.

Here the theme addressed consists of the three ages of man. The painter of this painting sought to tackle a very common theme among painters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (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.

The packaging will be done professionally and the shipment will be entrusted to sector specialists such as Mail Boxes etc., but any damage or tampering to the frame cannot be basis for a claim.