Italian school, ca. 1740. Lot n° 19

Italian school, ca. 1740. "Concierto galante". Oil on canvas. With repainting and missing paint. Frame of the nineteenth century Measurements: 44 x 71 cm; 55 x 84 cm (frame). In this work the author offers us a snapshot of the life of the time, starring a group of gallant characters celebrating a concert. The gallant scenes sink their roots in the French art of the XVIII century, specifically to the genre "de tableautin", inspired by the works of French authors of the XVIII century as Boucher or Watteau.