OLD MASTER AND 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, FINE ARTS, DESIGN AND ORIENTAL ART

Marzio Masturzio (active in Naples and Rome in the mid-17th century) A Pair of Battles Between Knights Oil on canvas 37 x 30 cm The perpendicular compositional scheme with the clash between two moving horsemen at the centre is peculiar to Masturzio's production, as is, in the small formats, the rarefied representation of the landscape, dominated by the omnipresent cloud of smoke bending in the wind. For an extensive and comprehensive comparison, you should see the book Pittori di battaglie (Painters of Battles) by Gianfranco Sestieri.

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