Italian 18th Century Trompe l’Oeil Painting; Circle of Antonio Mara, called lo Scarpetta:
£2,850
An Italian 18th Century Trompe l’Oeil Painting from the circle of Antonio Mara, called lo Scarpetta. depicting a still life with a violin, an artists palette and a bowl of figs resting on a table before a wooden wall hung with a recorder, a key, a putto mask and a botanical study
Height 93 cm (36.5 inches) framed
Width 113 cm (44.5 inches) framed
Italian. 18th Century
Antonio Mara, called lo Scarpetta (Lombardy c. 1680-c. 1750)
Active in Lombardy and especially in Bergamo, very little is known about Antonio Mara, other than he specialized in delicate still lifes, often with trompe-l’oeil effects against a wooden background.