{"product_id":"antique-painting-the-presentation-oil-on-canvas-french-school-800","title":"Antique Painting The Presentation Oil on Canvas French School '800","description":"Oil on canvas. French school, mid-19th century. The scene, set at the entrance to the grounds of a villa during a romantic sunset, depicts the first meeting between a beautiful young woman, accompanied by her father, and a suitor, who is introduced by the black-clad figure in the center, the matchmaker. The painting is part of the 19th-century historical-literary pictorial movement, which depicted literary episodes in a romantic vein. The figures in this scene wear 16th-17th-century clothing and could be characters from a famous novel. For example, the old father's clothing recalls Pantalone, the Commedia dell'Arte character who tries to force his beautiful daughter Rosaura into a marriage of convenience, a theme widely used in literature. The painting has undergone minor restorations. It is presented in a period frame.","brand":"Di Mano in Mano Co Uk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56388622975355,"sku":"ARAROT0314886","price":961.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/3880\/2555\/files\/ARAROT0314886_1.jpg?v=1787354696","url":"https:\/\/www.dimanoinmano.co.uk\/products\/antique-painting-the-presentation-oil-on-canvas-french-school-800","provider":"Di Mano in Mano Co Uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}