Museums in Genoa
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Cornelis de Wael (Anversa, 1592-1653)
Oil on canvas, cm. 79 x 99
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Jan Wildens (Anversa, 1585 circa - 1653)
Oil on canvas, cm. 122,5 x 191
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August. Siesta after the harvest
Maria Brignole-Sale De Ferrari 1874 Genova - donazione
Wildens, Jan
PR 283
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 123; Larghezza: 191
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September - The hunt
Oil on canvas, cm. 123 x 192
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Jan Provoost (Mons, 1465 circa - Bruges, 1529)
oil on canvas, cm. 139 x 90
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Madonna and Child
Alessandro Wright 1961 - legato
Van Cleve, Joos
PB 108
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 61; Larghezza: 45,5
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The author of this panel is the Anversan painter Joos Van Cleve, a much appreciated artist who, between the second and third decade of the sixteenth century, has frequent relations with Italy and with the Genoese commission realizing - through representatives of the local nobility with interests in Flanders - at least four ancone for churches of the Republic: among these is imposed, for high technical quality and richness of invention, the triptych of the Adoration of the Magi of the church of San Donato, the only large work left in the city.
The Madonna and Child of Palazzo Bianco, painted for private devotion, seems to come from a "Durrës house in Genoa", as attested by an inventory note in the museum, not otherwise documented.
An intimate atmosphere, tender affectionate, characterizes the table, which presents a very elegant Virgin, with a slightly inclined face and three-quarters, which holds in her lap the sleeping Child, with a human pose and a chubby face. Maria, with an expression of great sweetness and grace at the same time, holds between her fingers a twig with a small fruit, painted by the painter with great virtuosity in the detail of the leaves in glimpse, with the edges illuminated by light.
Van Cleve, with a pictorial surface with slight overlapping veils, achieves a particular enameled effect, especially in the incarnations; he also shows great skill in painting the transparent veil that frames the head of the Virgin, the gold seals of his red coat and the fur trim - according to the Flemish fashion - of the dress, in which it is possible to see with the naked eye the underlying preparatory design.
The scene, wrapped in a clear and clear light, opens on the right towards a deep landscape beyond the window: small and close touches of color outline trees, dried trunks and the figure of a traveler on horseback, while in the distance celestial mountains color in the white-blue sky; on the left, instead, a column in red marble alludes to the pagan world, whose sin is redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ.
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Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi
Van Aelst, Pieter Coecke
PB 177
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 92; Larghezza: 59; Varie: Tavola centrale; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 92; Larghezza: 25; Varie: Tavole laterali
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The triptych depicts the Adoration of the Magi in the center, the Flight into Egypt on the right, and the Annunciation on the left.
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Vertumno and Pomona
Marchese Ambrogio Doria in memoria del fratello Gu 1959 Genova - legato
Van Dyck, Antoon
PB 2588
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 142; Larghezza: 197,5
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Mostra della pittura del Seicento e del Settecento in Liguria - Genova - 1947<br>Cento opere di Van Dyck - Genova - 1955<br>Anthony Van Dyck - Washington - 1990<br>Van Dyck a Genova grande pittura e collezionismo - Genova - 1997
The painting depicts the nymph Pomona talking to the god Vertumnus, who has been transformed into an old woman. To their left, with his back turned, Cupid can be seen with his bow and arrows.
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The harvest of Sileno
M. L. Ottazzi 1985 - acquisto
Roos, Jan
PB 2779
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 160; Larghezza: 207
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PRACHT UND PATHOS - Berlino - 2003-2004
The subject was recognized in the context of “palms 9 and 6 with Bacchus Satyrs, a Tiger, and fruits, an element of the Earth,” mentioned in the 1666 inventory of physician Francesco Maria Ruffo, a member of the Calabrian branch of the princes of Scilla. It was probably thanks to the numerous interests and contacts maintained by the Ruffo family with Genoese merchant-bankers, mainly the Cicala family, that a branch of the family settled in Genoa, although this remained unknown to scholars for a long time. Francesco Maria's collection included, among others, 38 paintings by Jan Roos, showing a real preference for still lifes and genre subjects. (Priarone 2009, pp. 703-717) The painting depicts the god Bacchus emerging from a wine vat laden with bunches of grapes, surrounded by his typical animal entourage and exuberant nature.
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Jan Steen (Leida, 1626-1679)
Oil on board, cm. 80 x 65
Popular scenes, parties and game scenes are the favorite subjects of the Dutch Jan Steen, whose flowery Easter stands out for the high quality of the execution. The work was purchased by the Dukes of Galliera in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.
