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VENETIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1720

LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS

VENETIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1720

Oil on canvas
118 × 98 cm / 46.5 × 38.6 in
with frame: 140 × 120 cm / 55.1 × 47.2 in

This painting is a striking example of the monumental ambition and theatrical sensibility that characterised Venetian painting in the early eighteenth century. Even beneath the warm veil of aged varnish, its distinctly Venetian palette remains remarkably vibrant: luminous blues, glowing pinks, deep reds, and warm flesh tones continue to resonate with unusual freshness and pictorial energy. The composition unfolds through vivid contrasts of temperament and type, creating a carefully orchestrated drama in which emotional tension emerges not only from gesture, but also from colour itself. Such a synthesis of expressive movement, decorative richness, and chromatic brilliance would later become one of the defining characteristics of Venetian painting at its height, particularly in the work of Giambattista Tiepolo.

Base: Canvas

Epoque: XVIII century

Epoque: XVII century

Genre: History painting

Genre: Religious

Genre: Genre painting

Genre: Mythological

School: French

School: Italian

Technic: Oil