Aldo Marangoni - Eighteenth-Century Figure, Calle Veneziana
Aldo Marangoni - Eighteenth-Century Figure, Calle Veneziana
SKU:MTUR004
Oil, 50x70
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Characteristics
Characteristics
Formato: Medium (40-100cm)
Orientamento: Vertical
Supporto: Canvas
Soggetto: Venice
Stile: Figurative
Description of the work
Description of the work
The painting can be defined as a genre scene, that is, the depiction of an episode of everyday life that, apparently, lacks any significant element. These types of domestic subjects were long considered minor and only began to spread in Western art starting in the 17th century. Only with the development of 19th-century realism did everyday subjects become considered as important as historical or religious ones.
The painting is a typical example of Aldo Marangoni's oeuvre and was created with a remarkable Impressionist technique. The artist uses rapid, hatched brushstrokes to quickly delineate shapes and volumes. This allows him to capture, with every single brushstroke, the effects of light and atmosphere on objects, and to instantly convey a view of Venice with precise weather and environmental conditions onto the canvas. The entire color palette, from the canal to the sky, is precisely matched to the atmospheric conditions being depicted. As with the Impressionists, the perspective grid is not eliminated; spatial depth is determined exclusively through color gradations.
Aldo Marangoni is an artist who has devoted himself primarily to the depiction of his hometown, Venice. He can therefore be considered a continuation of the tradition of landscape painting of the lagoon city, even though he interprets his works with a more contemporary, impressionistic approach.
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