Scuola Toscana (XX) - Pittore e Modella

The painting presented here, from the Tuscan school, has an ironic yet reflective tone on the theme of art and the painter's craft. The scene is set in a studio rich with details: statues, paintings, and decorative objects compose a lively study environment, capturing the atmosphere of an educated and lived-in space. At the center, the artist — with a caricatured face and wide-open eyes, likely referencing Salvador Dalí — is caught in the act of painting a nude model, lying down and wrapped in an elegant blue drape.
The painterly style is realistic, tinged with humor and theatricality: the figures, despite their volumetric rendering, are treated with a slight caricatural tone that recalls the Tuscan tradition of sharp and satirical observation. The brushwork, soft with lean oil, favors warm and earthy tones, with more vivid accents in the fabrics and palette reflections. The overall composition is characterized by a balance between structural rigor and narrative spirit, typical of an educated and disenchanted painting. The work becomes a reflection on the relationship between art, sensuality, and irony—a small visual theater that combines the figurative tradition of Tuscany with a modern taste for psychology and scenes of everyday life.

The painting features an old frame.

As a gift, accompanying the work, there is a contemporary golden frame.

Dimensions: 58 cm x 48 cm.