Ludovico POZZOSERRATO (c.1550-c.1603) - Lot 200

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Ludovico POZZOSERRATO (c.1550-c.1603) - Lot 200
Ludovico POZZOSERRATO (c.1550-c.1603) The death of Adonis On its original canvas. 94 x 104 cm This painting represents the death of Adonis, accompanied by his hunting dogs. Venus on the left, horrified by the discovery of her lover's body, laments surrounded by lovers. Ludovico Pozzoserrato, also known as Ludovico Toeput, was a student of Martin de Vos in Antwerp. On the advice of his master, he decided to study in Italy, first in Venice in the studio of Tintoretto, then in Rome and Florence before settling in Treviso, where he painted frescoes and large-scale decorations, making him one of the creators of Mannerist landscape painting. Our composition is characteristic of the Italian work of Pozzoserrato where the decor is highlighted with the dense vegetation of the forest framing the scene and blending with the architecture. The figures are also characteristic of the artist, with these massive bodies all in curves, the figure of Adonis can be brought closer to that of the Good Samaritan of the fresco of the Biblical history of Treviso.
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