|
Date: |
|
Description: | Signed: yes Description: These two works are rare examples of Domenico Brandi's religious painting. Brandi was a successful painter of animal and low life scenes in Naples. These canvases show his ability to combine his popular animal painting with figural narratives, a more valued subject. According to his biographer, Brandi made a special effort to study the figure. Whilst the story of Rebecca at the well was a popular subject throughout seventeenth-century Italy, it was the Neapolitan painters who developed other aspects of her story. The size of the paintings suggests that they were made for the house of a private collector. | Subjects: | dogs sheep) religion (Rebecca at the Well); figure; animal (camels | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Brandi, Domenico (Italian painter, 1683-1736) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8655... | Go to resource |
|
|