A magnificent Italian Baroque still life with peaches on a charger and views in the distance, from a noble collection c.1700

DESCRIPTION

A brilliant artwork depicting a complex composition featuring a still-life with peaches on a silver charger in the foreground, another silver object in the background (helmet/ewer?) staged in a wooded garden with a far reaching landscape in the distance.

ARTIST

Luca Forte (NAPOLI - NAPOLI, 1670)(Attributed to)

STYLE

Italian Baroque Still Life

MEDIUM

Oil on canvas

DIMENSIONS

95cm x 71cm 

CONDITION

Very good, and will be even more attractive with a light professional surface cleaning

PROVENANCE

This artwork boasts a deep red ornate noble (ducal?) wax seal on the verso, probably Italian.