Village Glimpse Antique Painting Oil on Canvas Italy XVIII Century

Oil on canvas. Northern European school of the 18th century. Near a small group of buildings, along the dirt road, a scene of popular life takes place, animated by various figures: in the foreground on the right, two hunters offer their prey and some fruit to a pregnant woman, who is traveling on horseback accompanied by her companion; in the background, a couple of women sit on the ground resting with their children, one of the two is breastfeeding; and again groups of people chatting, while others are climbing on the haystacks covered under the barn. The figures stand out for the bright colors of their clothes against the almost monochromatic background of earth tones, with the buildings blending into the flat and barren landscape. The painting, still on the first canvas, shows signs of a small tear on the back. It is presented in a period frame. Ancient painting, , art articles, lady's portrait, animal paintings, painting mountain landscape, oil on canvas painting, still life paintings, 1600s painting, italian painters oil on canvas paintings landscapes, painting sea landscape, painting winter landscape, painting autumn landscape, landscape painting, ancient art, religious painting.