Domenico Carnevale (1524 - 1579), Adoration of the Shepherds
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- Period : 16th century
- Style : Other Style
- Height : 42cm
- Width : 28cm
- Material : Oil on copper
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Domenico Carnevale (Sassuolo, 1524 - Modena, 1579)
Adoration of the Shepherds
Oil on copper, 42 x 28 cm - with frame 54 x 36 cm
Expertise of Prof. Emilio Negro
The painting represents the Adoration of the shepherds, the Child in the center, with beside the Madonna kneeling in prayer and an angel behind her; a woman with a child in her arms, a shepherd with sheep on the right, a bagpiper on the left and various other characters both male and female are directed towards him. The architecture of the background, between which a glimpse of landscape can be glimpsed, is concealed in the upper part by clouds, where a "celestial glory" camps with three little angels in flight. The painting shows mannerist characters that can be traced back to the second half of the sixteenth century, and can be traced back to an author from the Modena area, with stylistic references to the Bolognese Samacchini (1532 - 1577) and Passerotti (1529 - 1592). More precisely, it can be attributed to Domenico Carnevale (1524-1579), one of the most noteworthy masters of the sixteenth century active in the local area. The Carnival was formed in Emilia, his homeland, where he worked for many years. However, his works also show a clear Roman influence, dictated by a long experience in Rome, during which he also devoted himself to the restoration of the Sistine Chapel. Formed in the Modenese late-Mannerist environment, he is also linked to the parmese Correggese and the Ferrara-based tradition of the Dossese; the Carnival also maintains in its work always a slight archaic sentiment, heir of the late Roman mannerist tradition. The main stylistic reference is to be found in a similar work by subject and iconographic approach, coming from the church of the Pio Istituto Orfanelle in San Geminiano di Modena, currently part of the Province Art Collection, attributed to the same influence of the Carnival. Another interesting comparison is to be found with A presentation of Jesus in the temple, at the Estense Gallery in Modena.
Adoration of the Shepherds
Oil on copper, 42 x 28 cm - with frame 54 x 36 cm
Expertise of Prof. Emilio Negro
The painting represents the Adoration of the shepherds, the Child in the center, with beside the Madonna kneeling in prayer and an angel behind her; a woman with a child in her arms, a shepherd with sheep on the right, a bagpiper on the left and various other characters both male and female are directed towards him. The architecture of the background, between which a glimpse of landscape can be glimpsed, is concealed in the upper part by clouds, where a "celestial glory" camps with three little angels in flight. The painting shows mannerist characters that can be traced back to the second half of the sixteenth century, and can be traced back to an author from the Modena area, with stylistic references to the Bolognese Samacchini (1532 - 1577) and Passerotti (1529 - 1592). More precisely, it can be attributed to Domenico Carnevale (1524-1579), one of the most noteworthy masters of the sixteenth century active in the local area. The Carnival was formed in Emilia, his homeland, where he worked for many years. However, his works also show a clear Roman influence, dictated by a long experience in Rome, during which he also devoted himself to the restoration of the Sistine Chapel. Formed in the Modenese late-Mannerist environment, he is also linked to the parmese Correggese and the Ferrara-based tradition of the Dossese; the Carnival also maintains in its work always a slight archaic sentiment, heir of the late Roman mannerist tradition. The main stylistic reference is to be found in a similar work by subject and iconographic approach, coming from the church of the Pio Istituto Orfanelle in San Geminiano di Modena, currently part of the Province Art Collection, attributed to the same influence of the Carnival. Another interesting comparison is to be found with A presentation of Jesus in the temple, at the Estense Gallery in Modena.
