“Bust of Olimpia
Maidalchini Pamphilj” masterpiece by Alessandro Algardi
(1598/1654)
“Unlike
Bernini who chooses a transitory moment, Algardi represent his model with the
mouth closed, in a state of permanence and peaceful existence. Even the most
meticulous attention to detail, down to the wrinkles and warts, and how skilled
to treat the skin, hair and fur, you do not need to give these portraits the
dynamic vitality of those by Bernini. Compared to Bernini, who never loses
sight of the whole in which each part is subject, the busts of 'Algardi seem
aggregates of an infinite number of accurate observations made before the model
“(Rudolf Wittkower)
“Susanna and the
Elders”
recently attributed to Annibale Carracci
(1560/1609) after it has been believed for a long time by Domenichino
“Landscape with Ford” about 1605 by Domenico Zampieri aka
Domenichino (1581/1641)
“In the
landscaping genre Domenichino, free from selective rigors, approached the truth
of nature. Even if similar to Annibale Carracci's style, this ideal landscape
presents vivid realistic notations” (Carlo Bertelli, Giuliano Briganti, Antonio
Giuliano)
“St. Joseph” by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri aka Guercino (1591/1666)
“Angel with
tambourine” by Tiziano Vecellio (Titian) (about
1490/1576)
“Sorrowful Madonna” by Francesco
Trevisani (1656/1746)
“Lady
Penitent” by Luca Cambiaso (1527/85)
“Agony in the
Garden” by Marcello Venusti (about 1512/79)
“Madonna
and Child with Sts. Catherine and Bernard” by Ludovico
Carracci (1555/1619)
“Nativity” and “Madonna and Child” by
Francesco Mazzola aka Parmigianino (1503/40)
“Penitent
Magdalene”, “St. John the Baptist” and “Concerto” by Mattia
Preti (1613/99)
“Four
Allegories of the elements”: fire, air, earth and water by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568/1625) (son of Pieter
Brueghel the Elder) and Hendrick van Balen
(1575/1632)
In addition
“Madonna and Child with animals”, “Paradise on Earth with original sin”, “Landscape
with the creation of man”, “Landscape with Temptation of St. Anthony”, “Landscape
with a vision of St. John on Patmos” and “Landscape with foundry” also by Jan Brueghel the Elder
“St. Paul”
by Giacinto Brandi (1621/91)
“St. Peter
Penitent” and “Liberation of St. Peter” by Sisto
Badalocchio (1585/1645)
“Battle
scene” and “After the Battle” by Jacques Courtois aka
Borgognone (1628/79)
“Sacrifice
of Isaac” by Jan Lievens (1607/74)
“Christ and
the Doctors” by Ludovico Mazzoli aka Ludovico Mazzolino
(about 1479/about 1529)
“Erminia
among the shepherds” by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
(1610/62)
“Rest on
the Flight into Egypt” by Simone Cantarini
(1612/48)
“Bust of
Pope Innocent X” about 1650 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
(1598/1680). The crack led Bernini to replicate it with the one now in the
Cabinet of Velásquez
Poussin
Hall
Twenty-four
“Landscapes” including “Landscape with Lucan Bridge” by Gaspard Dughet (1615/75) also known as Poussin for being
part of the family of his master Nicolas Poussin (1594/1665): he was his
brother-in-law (brother of Poussin's wife) and his adopted son
Seven were
carried out in collaboration with the painter of figurines Guillaume Courtois aka Borgognone (1628/79) brother of
Jacques Courtois he said Borgognone
“Dughet was
the first to apply the technique of fresco to the landscape genre and could use
large spaces, in churches or palaces, to carry out his views. Assimilating the
new Baroque spirit, he emphasized the decorative aspects of the representation
which gave spectacular effects of infinite space; despite having a classical
figurative culture, Dughet mediated the rational spirit with the search for
expressive and picturesque accents” (Carlo Bertelli, Giuliano Briganti, Antonio
Giuliano)
Other
landscapes by Flemish artists such as Herman Van
Swanevelt, Jan Baptist Weenix and Jan de Momper (1614/84)
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