An imposing Ottoman padlock
Known and widespread since Ancient times, padlocks are portable locks used for locking boxes, chests, furniture and other domestic containers as well as for closing doors and gates of houses, cities and sacred places. Over the centuries, especially in the vast geographical area from Turkey to India, many padlocks of different shapes, sizes and types …
A refined snuff box dated 1650
The tobacco plant was introduced to Europe, and more precisely to Spain, by Christopher Columbus who, having seen the Native Americans pulverise and inhale its dried leaves, brought it to the Old Continent on his return from the second voyage to the New World in 1496. Tobacco thus spread through Europe in the 16th century, …
A rare Hispanic doorknocker
Along with locks and keys, doorknockers are the most intricately executed iron objects in which the highest aesthetic levels are reached, so that they can be considered true works of art. They usually originate from the inspiration of anonymous iron craftsmen who mould a hard and elusive material into small sculptures. From the Middle Ages …
A small bronze bust by Attilio Torresini
Attilio Torresini (1884 – 1961), Venetian artist by birth and artistic training, learned sculptural techniques from his father, a skilled marble worker. After graduating from his city’s Academy of Fine Arts, he settled in Rome in 1914, managing to rent a studio in Villa Strohl-Fern – a famous residence of several artists and men of …
A Lombard Pietà
This touching relief, depicting Christ flanked by Mourning Virgin and San John and carved from a single block of wood, is a significant example of Lombard sculpture at the turn of the 15th century. The lifeless body of Christ is tenderly supported on the left by the Virgin and on the right by Saint John, …
TEFAF 2023
Once again this year, Alessandro Cesati Gallery will be present for the 25th time at TEFAF Maastricht, the international showcase par excellence and unmissable destination for collectors, considered the world’s leading fair for art, antiques and design. The gallery as usual will exhibit a careful selection of works, including also the spectacular painting Grotesque Scene with a …
Hieronymus Bosch vs. Lombard Master
Between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, an anonymous and eccentric painter worked in Lombardy, known to experts for several decades under the fascinating name of Master of the Fertility of the Egg. An undoubtedly bizarreand in some ways unique artist in Italy whose name is due to the …
The Alessandro Cesati gallery has been taking part in the most prominent and select Italian and international exhibitions for many years now.
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