Oil on slate Maira Families of Palermo. Present Experties of Professor Strinati Claudio: “The remarkable painting depicting the Madonna with Child and the Infant Saint John (oil on slate, 144x148 cm) is a beautiful example of that painting on stone which became very widespread in every part of Italy between the end of the sixteenth century and the first quarter of the seventeenth century. The state of conservation of the work is good but a certain darkening of the surface (also due to the nature of the support) which however a good restoration can certainly remedy since the pictorial film is substantially healthy), does not prevent a correct reading of the work. This is of Tuscan inspiration, so much so that in the features of the Madonna it takes up prototypes that can be broadly defined as Raphaelesque because they are inspired by paintings from the late activity of Raffaello Sanzio, paintings that achieved universal fame during the sixteenth century . But if the style is certainly Tuscan inspired, the work here under examination can certainly be placed in the great southern school of the very early seventeenth century that saw the active activity of eminent painters even if today they are less frequented by studios. Among these, some protagonists of painting that can be broadly defined as Neapolitan stand out. These are masters who draw their inspiration from the Tuscan and Florentine environment in particular, much appreciated throughout Italy (in this regard see the recent catalogue Meraviglia senza tempo. Pittura su pietra a Roma tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Galleria Borghese, Officina Libraria 2022-2023, edited by Francesca Cappelletti and Patrizia Cavazzini, very exhaustive on the subject) and in the kingdom of Naples in particular. Among these painters, one in particular is to be considered the author of our painting, and that is Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino (Cefalù 1572-Naples 1645), an artist who was actually very celebrated in his time and less known today. A refined classicist, a very fine draftsman and colourist, graceful and tender in his expressions, Azzolino had an important career which took place in various centres of southern Italy and some of his excellent works are still preserved there. The painting under examination here certainly belongs to him and must have been executed towards the end of the 1620s, as attested by the comparison with some of his works that are certainly dated, such as those executed, precisely towards the end of the 1620s, for the Pio Monte della Misericordia in Naples, characterised by his solid style, masterfully chiaroscuro and classicising, in a manner entirely similar to that seen in our painting, under examination here.” H cm 144 x148 Oil on slate 16th century Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino We will support it soon! Click 2k/4k to download videos first.ProSubscription will automatically renew every month before you unsubscribe. Monthly $ 2.99 / month 1000+ embedded vimeo player sites supportedSupport video downloading in more resolutions e.g. 4k, 2k, 1080p, etc.Support for downloading public videosSupport for extracting audioSupport for downloading subtitlesUnlimited downloadsTip:Please refresh the page after the payment is successful