Monday, October 26, 2015

Lorenzo Fratellini

View of Livorno from the side of the Lighthouse by Lorenzo Fratellini, Council chamber, Town Hall, Livorno
We have already seen the busts and the reliefs of our Council chamber, today we are looking at its only painting. It is a large oil on canvas (cm 165 x 255) titled “Veduta di Livorno dalla parte del Fanale” (View of Livorno from the side of the Lighthouse) dated in the first half of the 18th century and attributed to the Florentine painter Lorenzo Fratellini.

External links: Lorenzo Fratellini (Wikipedia)
See also: Town Hall - Footbridge with a View - City Council - The Busts in the Council - The Reliefs in the Council - The Chandelier

10 comments:

Revrunner said...

Man! The frame itself is a work of art.

Dina said...

A lovely painting. Livorno here looks almost like an island.

Gunn said...

Looks pretty.
I just think that the mountains is something I have not thought about before. But there they are:)

Karl said...

Lovely painting with an interesting view !
The frame is typical of Florentine art, isn't it?

William Kendall said...

It's beautifully done.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

It's a wonderful painting VP, how things have changed :)

EG CameraGirl said...

It's great to see how Livorno looked back then!

RedPat said...

A wonderful thing to have!

cieldequimper said...

Livorno was big already!

Marleen said...

It is really beautiful!