Adriano Bonifazi, The Boy From Capri

Adriano Bonifazi, The Boy From CapriAn exquisite portrait of a boy by Italian artist, Adriano Bonifazi (1858 1914). Its a typically idealised, almost cherubic, depiction by this well known portraitist. Bonifazi worked in Capri and Rome and often produced picture perfect portraits which idealised their subjects. Many of these were created as pairs usually a boy and girl dressed in rustic clothing. We love this piece for its extraordinary detail and charm. Its also interesting to note the

and two goats

It depicts an animated street scene whereby a young lady on a donkey is handing a coin to a blind beggar

In around 1875

the canvas is in reasonable condition with craquelure throughout

The painting is signed in the lower left and held within a later frame

Little is known about Cilio-Jensen but he is recorded as having worked and exhibited in Dresden

he took off along the beach but the soldier raised his musket and shot him in the neck

The use of the stile seems to bring us closer to the scene - as if we could just hop over it and sit by the lake

He has transformed an old wooden building at the corner of Mt

A beautiful early 20th-century oil on canvas depicting an attractive view across a lake towards a cottage

Frame with light wear and a minor repair

Bart Peizel (1887-1974)