Scuola italiana (XV-XVI) - Animalier (Zoomorfia) - NO RESERVE
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Animalier (Zoomorfia) - NO RESERVE, a tempera on panel from the 15th century Lombard/Emilian Italian workshop, depicting a mythological animal, measuring 57.5 × 22 cm, unsigned and in good condition, approx. 1 kg, attributed to Scuola italiana (XV-XVI).
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Antique fir table from the 15th-16th century (1450/1500) painted in different/successive periods
- Subject: “Animalier (zoömorphy)”
- Italian school, Lombard area
- Possible presence of original wooden nails from the 15th century / or signs of nails
- Egg tempera on panel
Ceiling decorative board with a peacock
Italian manufacture,
Painting technique on a wooden panel
57.5 × 22 cm
Wooden decorative element of rectangular shape, presumably originally belonging to a painted ceiling or to a wooden decorative apparatus, depicting a profile peacock within a simple painted frame. The animal, rendered with vividly ornamental taste, features rich plumage in shades of turquoise, red and ivory and is accompanied by delicate vegetal and floral tracery on an ochre background.
The surface shows a marked old patina, with craquelure, abrasions, losses and wear of the paint, fissures and irregularities of the wood. The ensemble preserves a suggestive antique and popular character.
Lombard/Emilian panel from a 15th-16th century ceiling
- These decorative tablets (formelle) are a rare example of Renaissance ceilings preserved over time, often completed by readable portions of wall friezes. The panels were joined with interlocking joints in the ceilings of 15th-century rooms in noble palaces and historic residences. These panels with their rediscovered decorations contribute to revealing the deeper part of a rare Italian craft.
Formelle of this type are exhibited at the Civic Museum Ala Ponzone in Cremona and at the Civic Museum of Crema.
*** Note on conservation status:
The work shows conservation and painting interventions carried out in different periods, evidence of its material history and the successive maintenance campaigns over time. Repaintings, color retouches and additional painting have been found, including some relatively recent ones, carried out for both conservation purposes and to restore the unit aesthetically and stylistically. These interventions must therefore be considered part of the complex conservation history of the panel, which nevertheless retains legible its iconographic and decorative layout.
Artistic merit: Good level of craftsmanship with iconographic interest in apotropaic-symbolic terms
Historical importance: Testimony of Renaissance/late Gothic architectural refinement, worthy of preservation
Painting technique: Multicolor decoration: protein-based tempera/mineral pigments and natural earths on plaster preparation or light imprimatura
Surface finish: Possible traces of ancient varnish or oil-resin protective layer (oxidized over time)
Main decorative technique: Painting with relief details emphasized by contrasting color fields
The panel originates from a Lombard/Emilian ceiling. Medieval/gothic-type painting with conservation restorations. Over the centuries the panel has undergone repaintings and restorations for conservation purposes. As an object from a bygone era, it shows signs of time, flaws, and gaps that make it a fundamental and unique feature.
*** Photography note: The images were taken, in part, with studio artificial lighting to enhance and make the details of the work more readable. The color perception in real life may be slightly different, with a panel potentially darker or characterized by slight tonal variations compared to what is visible in the photographs.
Size: 57.5 x 22 cm
With sales documentation and lawful provenance
Insured shipping - secure packing
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
Auctions · Works of Art · Expertise
Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
Translated by Google TranslateAntique fir table from the 15th-16th century (1450/1500) painted in different/successive periods
- Subject: “Animalier (zoömorphy)”
- Italian school, Lombard area
- Possible presence of original wooden nails from the 15th century / or signs of nails
- Egg tempera on panel
Ceiling decorative board with a peacock
Italian manufacture,
Painting technique on a wooden panel
57.5 × 22 cm
Wooden decorative element of rectangular shape, presumably originally belonging to a painted ceiling or to a wooden decorative apparatus, depicting a profile peacock within a simple painted frame. The animal, rendered with vividly ornamental taste, features rich plumage in shades of turquoise, red and ivory and is accompanied by delicate vegetal and floral tracery on an ochre background.
The surface shows a marked old patina, with craquelure, abrasions, losses and wear of the paint, fissures and irregularities of the wood. The ensemble preserves a suggestive antique and popular character.
Lombard/Emilian panel from a 15th-16th century ceiling
- These decorative tablets (formelle) are a rare example of Renaissance ceilings preserved over time, often completed by readable portions of wall friezes. The panels were joined with interlocking joints in the ceilings of 15th-century rooms in noble palaces and historic residences. These panels with their rediscovered decorations contribute to revealing the deeper part of a rare Italian craft.
Formelle of this type are exhibited at the Civic Museum Ala Ponzone in Cremona and at the Civic Museum of Crema.
*** Note on conservation status:
The work shows conservation and painting interventions carried out in different periods, evidence of its material history and the successive maintenance campaigns over time. Repaintings, color retouches and additional painting have been found, including some relatively recent ones, carried out for both conservation purposes and to restore the unit aesthetically and stylistically. These interventions must therefore be considered part of the complex conservation history of the panel, which nevertheless retains legible its iconographic and decorative layout.
Artistic merit: Good level of craftsmanship with iconographic interest in apotropaic-symbolic terms
Historical importance: Testimony of Renaissance/late Gothic architectural refinement, worthy of preservation
Painting technique: Multicolor decoration: protein-based tempera/mineral pigments and natural earths on plaster preparation or light imprimatura
Surface finish: Possible traces of ancient varnish or oil-resin protective layer (oxidized over time)
Main decorative technique: Painting with relief details emphasized by contrasting color fields
The panel originates from a Lombard/Emilian ceiling. Medieval/gothic-type painting with conservation restorations. Over the centuries the panel has undergone repaintings and restorations for conservation purposes. As an object from a bygone era, it shows signs of time, flaws, and gaps that make it a fundamental and unique feature.
*** Photography note: The images were taken, in part, with studio artificial lighting to enhance and make the details of the work more readable. The color perception in real life may be slightly different, with a panel potentially darker or characterized by slight tonal variations compared to what is visible in the photographs.
Size: 57.5 x 22 cm
With sales documentation and lawful provenance
Insured shipping - secure packing
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
Auctions · Works of Art · Expertise
Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
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Artist
Scuola italiana (XV-XVI)
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Title of artwork
Animalier (Zoomorfia) - NO RESERVE
Technique
Tempera
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
1450
Condition
Good condition
Height
22 cm
Width
57.5 cm
Weight
1 kg
Depiction/theme
Mythology
Period
15th century
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