This is an exceptional oil on canvas entitled "Le Rendez-vous", by Tito Salomoni (1928 -1989), the noted Italian surrealist painter. Depicted is the Basilica of St. Lorenzo in Florence, with a Medici noblewoman in the forefront who is meeting an approaching knight. This work dates from 1985. Canvas measures 15 3/4" by 19 3/4" and frame measures 24 1/8" by 28 1/4" by 2 1/8". Condition is excellent. ...click for details
This is an exceptional portrait by the 19th century Florentine friar and master copyist, Fra Luigi di Buono, after a work by the master Sebastiano Luciani (1485-1547), commonly known as Sebastiano del Piombo, which resides in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Signed on the left side "Luigi de Buono Fr" and beneath "Firenze". Stretcher measures 21" by 26" and frame measures 30" by 36.5" by 1.5". Depicted is a lovely Italian woman of means wearing fine ...click for details