FRANCESCO BALLESIO (Turin, 1860 Tivoli, 1923)
FRANCESCO BALLESIO (Turin, 1860 Tivoli, 1923)
THE YOUNG PAINTER AND THE CARDINALS Rome
Watercolour and gouache highlights on paper
Signed and located lower left 73.5 x 62.5 cm (at sight)
Taking place in a refined 18th century Roman interior, two cardinals examine the canvas of a young painter. Illustrating the role of the Church as a patron of Italian artists, this painting belongs to a series of works featuring members of the College of Cardinals. A Lombard painter who studied at the Accademia Albertina in Turin, Ballesio made his career in Rome and was particularly famous for his orientalist paintings. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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FRANCESCO BALLESIO (Turin, 1860 Tivoli, 1923)
THE YOUNG PAINTER AND THE CARDINALS Rome
Watercolour and gouache highlights on paper
Signed and located lower left 73.5 x 62.5 cm (at sight)
Taking place in a refined 18th century Roman interior, two cardinals examine the canvas of a young painter. Illustrating the role of the Church as a patron of Italian artists, this painting belongs to a series of works featuring members of the College of Cardinals. A Lombard painter who studied at the Accademia Albertina in Turin, Ballesio made his career in Rome and was particularly famous for his orientalist paintings. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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