Maria Giovanna Battista Buzzana Clementi, known as "la Clementina" (Turin, 1690/1692-1761) Portrait of King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy, circa 1730 Oil on canvas, 74 x 53 cm. Coeval mantelpiece frame in sculpted, lacquered and gilded wood, 194 x 134 cm. Unpublished. SOLD In the oval portrait enclosed in the monumental wooden mantelpiece, lacquered and gilded, one can recognize the half-bust effigy of King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy (Turin, 1701-1773) and the style of the famous Piedmontese painter Maria Giovanna Battista Buzzana Clementi, known as "la Clementina". The Savoy monarch, who ascended the throne in 1730, is depicted in three-quarter view, with his cuirass adorned with the plaque and grand collar of the dynastic order of the Santissima Annunziata, meticulously described in the calligraphic interlacing of the motto "fert" and in the characteristic knots dedicated to the subalpine lineage. The armor bears the sovereign's monogram engraved under the neckline and is partly covered by a red mantle lined with ermine, which emphasizes the regal dignity of the character, also reiterated by the crown placed behind him. The articulated set of symbolic references is not limited to the canvas alone, but extends to the frame, the work of an excellent Piedmontese carver from the first half of the 18th century; the coherence of the two objects demonstrates that they were conceived from their origin as a unitary structure. The sculpted profiles... (see Giamblanco 2015 catalog) Measures H x W x D Height cm.: 74 Width cm.: 53 English version MARIA GIOVANNA BATTISTA BUZZANA CLEMENTI, CALLED «LA CLEMENTINA» (Turin, 1690 /1692 – 1761) Portrait of King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy, 1730 circa Oil on canvas, 74 x 53 cm Coeval mantelpiece frame in chiselled, lacquered and gilded wood, 194 x 134 cm Unpublished PRIVATE COLLECTION The half-bust effigy of King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy (Turin, 1701-1773) and the style of famous Piedmontese painter Maria Giovanna Battista Buzzana Clementi, called La Clementina, can be immediately recognised in the oval portrait enclosed in the monumental lacquered and gilded wooden mantelpiece frame. The Savoy monarch, ascended to the throne in 1730, is represented in threequarters, with his cuirass decorated by the plaque and grand collar of the dynasty’s Order of the Santissima Annunziata, minutely described in the calligraphic twines of the motto «FERT» and in the typical knots dedicated to the subalpine family. The armour is marked under the neckline by the sovereign’s monogram and is partly covered by a red mantle lined with ermine, emphasising the person’s regal dignity, also underlined by the crown placed behind him. Those complex symbolic references do not apply to the canvas alone, but extend to the frame, a work by an excellent Piedmontese wood carver from the former half of the 18th century; the coherence of the two objects shows… (see GALLERIA GIAMBLANCO DIPINTI ANTICHI – Italian Paintings of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, Allemandi, 2015) For more info send us an email: galleria@giamblanco.com Go to the main website Follow us on Facebook