Zuan Permeniatis – Crucifixion

ZUAN PERMENIATIS (Crete 1501 – Venice (?) 1550) Crucifixion 1520-30 ca. Egg tempera on panel, 99.5 x 92.5 cm (39.2 x 36.4 in) Provenance: Padua, private collection   The painting by the Cretan artist, active in Venice in the first half of the XVI century, shows the Crucifixion of Christ and the two thieves on…

Caterina de Julianis – Penitent Magdalene

Caterina de Julianis (Naples ca. 1670–1743) Penitent Magdalene 1717 Polychrome wax, painted paper, glass, tempera on paper and other materials, 21.5 Ă— 27 cm, within the original gilded and ebonized frame, 53.7 Ă— 59 cm, sealed on the back with lead leaf Signed and dated on the lower left: “Caterina de Julianis F. 1717” Provenance:…

Giuseppe Sanmartino – Couple of Figures in Chinoiserie

Giuseppe Sanmartino, attributed to (Naples 1720 – 1793) Couple of Figures in Chinoiserie: Female Figure at the Mirror, Male Figure with Mirror and Mask 1770 ca. Marble, gildings, height 80 cm Provenance: San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples, Villa Bruno; Rome, Bruno family     These unique marble statuettes – of two people whose features, hairstyle…