Leonardo Stroppa (1900-1991) - Personaggio con cane san bernardo

Leonardo Stroppa (1900-1991)
The painting depicts a figure with a dog, very likely a rescue dog, or the painting is dedicated to the real St. Bernard dog 'Barry', protagonist of rescues in the early 19th century.
Specifications: Oil on Masonite, 37.5 x 50 cm
Frame present with glass
Provenance: Milan private collection
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Origin of the myth of the brandy bottle under the neck of the St. Bernard.
The little barrel appeared for the first time in 1831 in the painting "Mastiffs of the Alps reviving a traveler in distress" by the English painter Edwin Landseer.