Francesco Casanova (1727-1803)

OIL ON CANVAS FROM THE 18TH CENTURY 45 BY 37 CM. THE WORK IS PUBLISHED IN THE VOLUME "I PAINTERS OF BATTLE" BY GIANCARLO SESTIERI.
FRANCESCO CASANOVA, BROTHER OF THE FAMOUS "LATIN LOVER" GIACOMO CASANOVA, IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS ACTIVE IN VENICE IN THE 18TH CENTURY. AS A PUPIL OF FRANCESCO GUARDI, HE SPECIALIZED IN THE GENRE OF BATTLES. AFTER A PERIOD SPENT IN THE WORKSHOP OF ANTONIO JOLI HE DECIDEDLY CHANGED PICTORIAL GENRE AND ENTERED THE WORKSHOP OF A "BATTALLIST" PAINTER: FRANCESCO SIMONINI TO FINISH HIS APPRENTICESHIP IN PARIS IN 1758 IN THE FAMOUS WORKSHOP OF CHARLES PARROCEL. IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY WE WITNESS HIS CONSECRATION AS A GREAT ARTIST AND HE BEGAN TO RECEIVE COMMISSIONS FROM VARIOUS EUROPEAN PRINCES AND MONARCHS.
A PAINTING SIMILAR TO THE ONE PROPOSED TODAY BY OUR COMPANY IS IN THE LOUVRE. OTHER WORKS ARE ON EXHIBITION AT THE HERMITAGE OF ST. PETERSBURG.
IT IS SET IN ITS ORIGINAL VENETIAN FRAME.