Attributed to Alessandro Magnasco | Attribué à Alessandro Magnasco

Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, by 1929 (as Alessandro Magnasco);

By whom sold at Christie’s, New York, 15 January 1985, lot 64 (as Alessandro Magnasco).

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Collection du Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, en 1929 (comme Alessandro Magnasco) ;

Par qui vendu chez Christie’s, New York, 15 janvier 1985, lot 64 (comme Alessandro Magnasco).

H. B. Wehle, 'Some Italian Baroque paintings', in Bulletin of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1929, vol. XXIV, no. 7, July, p. 187 (as by Alessandro Magnasco, repr.).

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H. B. Wehle, 'Some Italian Baroque paintings', dans Bulletin of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1929, vol. XXIV, n° 7, juillet, p. 187 (comme Alessandro Magnasco, repr.).

Alessandro Magnasco, son of the painter Stefano Magnasco, was born in Genoa. He probably went to Milan in his youth, working there as a figure painter for several landscape artists such as the architectural artist Clemente Spera. He collaborated especially with Antonio Francesco Peruzzini, Magnasco painting the figures and Peruzzini the landscapes. This imaginary landscape is very close to other paintings known to have been collaborations between Magnasco and Peruzzi.

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Alessandro Magnasco est né à Gênes, fils du peintre Stefano Magnasco, et il s'est probablement rendu à Milan dans sa jeunesse où il a travaillé comme peintre de figures pour plusieurs paysagistes comme le peintre d'architecture Clemente Spera. Il collabora surtout Antonio Francesco Peruzzini, Magnasco peignant les personnages et Peruzzini les paysages. Ce paysage fantastique est très proche des tableaux parvenus jusqu’à nous issus de la collaboration de Magnasco avec ce dernier.