Still life of flowers, Felice Fortunato Biggi de 'Fiori
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- Period : 17th century
- Style : Louis XIV
- Height : 91cm
- Width : 118cm
- Material : Oil on canvas
- Price: 7400€
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Detailed Description
Felice Fortunato Biggi, known as Felice de 'Fiori (Parma 1650 - Verona 1700 ca.), attributed to
Floral still life
mid 17th century
oil on canvas, (cm.) 74 x 99
with frame 91 x 118
Full details of the artwork: https://www.antichitacastelbarco.it/it/prodotto/natura-morta-di-fiori-felice-biggi
The proposed painting is to be placed in the pictorial production of Felice Fortunato Biggi from Parma, nicknamed de 'Fiori for his elegant floral bouquets characterized by a remarkable compositional harmony, considered one of the best florists active in northern Italy during the second half of the seventeenth century. Born in Parma around 1650, Biggi soon left his hometown to go to Verona, where his presence is recorded starting from 1680, after a probable training in Rome in the workshop of Mario Nuzzi de 'Fiori, attested by some paintings which show its strong influence.
The work shows a rounded vase filled with a variegated bouquet of flowers in vibrant colors and elegantly combined with each other; in the bouquet there are tulips, lilies, dahlias, narcissus and other botanical varieties, arranged on a dark neutral background against which the bright colors, from bright whites, to shades of pink and bright reds, typical of its production, stand out.
It is in fact a composition that fully reflects the executive typology of the Biggi workshop, which was able to combine Flemish references, especially in the chiaroscuro contrasts, with classical elements drawn from the Roman still lifes typical of Mario Nuzzi (Rome, 1603 - 1673).
Reference Bibliography:
P.A. Orlandi-P. Guarienti, Pictorial Abecedary, Venice, 1753, pp. 163-164
B. Dal Pozzo, 'The Lives of the Painters, of the Veronese Sculptors and Architects', Verona, 1718, p. 299, appendix p. 40
The canvas is in excellent condition. Restored and relined
The work is accompanied by a carved wooden frame of the time, in excellent condition.
The work, like all our objects, is accompanied by a certificate of photographic authenticity in accordance with the law.
Floral still life
mid 17th century
oil on canvas, (cm.) 74 x 99
with frame 91 x 118
Full details of the artwork: https://www.antichitacastelbarco.it/it/prodotto/natura-morta-di-fiori-felice-biggi
The proposed painting is to be placed in the pictorial production of Felice Fortunato Biggi from Parma, nicknamed de 'Fiori for his elegant floral bouquets characterized by a remarkable compositional harmony, considered one of the best florists active in northern Italy during the second half of the seventeenth century. Born in Parma around 1650, Biggi soon left his hometown to go to Verona, where his presence is recorded starting from 1680, after a probable training in Rome in the workshop of Mario Nuzzi de 'Fiori, attested by some paintings which show its strong influence.
The work shows a rounded vase filled with a variegated bouquet of flowers in vibrant colors and elegantly combined with each other; in the bouquet there are tulips, lilies, dahlias, narcissus and other botanical varieties, arranged on a dark neutral background against which the bright colors, from bright whites, to shades of pink and bright reds, typical of its production, stand out.
It is in fact a composition that fully reflects the executive typology of the Biggi workshop, which was able to combine Flemish references, especially in the chiaroscuro contrasts, with classical elements drawn from the Roman still lifes typical of Mario Nuzzi (Rome, 1603 - 1673).
Reference Bibliography:
P.A. Orlandi-P. Guarienti, Pictorial Abecedary, Venice, 1753, pp. 163-164
B. Dal Pozzo, 'The Lives of the Painters, of the Veronese Sculptors and Architects', Verona, 1718, p. 299, appendix p. 40
The canvas is in excellent condition. Restored and relined
The work is accompanied by a carved wooden frame of the time, in excellent condition.
The work, like all our objects, is accompanied by a certificate of photographic authenticity in accordance with the law.
