Scuola Italiana - “ Autentico Affresco Grisaille “

\Artist: Scuola Italiana
Technique: Oil on canvas\Signature: Not signed\Dimensions: 100_83_5_cm
Important Italian grisaille fresco from the 1700s Fresco Grisaille / Grisaglia made as a preparatory study for a mural fresco Entirely original, cretto, first patina - with all original fragments and pigments 100 X 83 cm Provenance (Arezzo, Tuscany) Historical artifact, painted in tempera on paper and then applied to a support canvas. Preparatory painting for ancient fresco with archival and authenticity stamps RVC restoration of frescoes on the back Grisaille or Grisaille: The grisaille, in painting, is a pictorial technique synonymous with chiaroscuro, or chiaroscuro, as the specific Vasari. Use only shades of the same color to imitate marble, stone, bronze (15th century) . It is similar, by this principle, to monochrome, in its variant with different tones of the same color. It has often been used to prepare, draw, foreshadow a final painting (such as the sinopia) . It is also used in the ancient fresco technique. Certificate of authenticity and origin Excellent execution of high pictorial quality Ancient find, the painting is in fair condition with color losses and missing fragments due to the passage of time (1700s Italian) Estimate: 1,500. 00 / 1,800. 00 Euro Insured shipping