GIUSEPPE ANTONIO PIANCA (Agnona [Vercelli], 1703 - Milan, documented until 1762) Architectural Capriccio with classical ruins, circa 1740 Oil on canvas, 118 x 149 cm. Published on page 133 by Prof. Filippo Maria Ferro "GIUSEPPE ANTONIO PIANCA" "I CARDINI" (series of complete monographs) Edizioni dei Soncino, December 2013. SOLD The painting depicts on the left a vast landscape view with classical ruins and sculptures; in the center a raging torrent and in the background a partly fortified village. A moving sky full of clouds completes the scene. The painting is a valuable work by an illustrious eighteenth-century Italian painter: Giovanni Antonio Pianca. Pianca, born in 1703, originally from Val Sesia, was active in Milan and Novara, but also lived in Genoa where his work was strongly influenced by Magnasco... (See Giamblanco catalog) (Arabella Cifani) Dimensions H x W x D Height cm: 118 Width cm: 149 For more information send us an email: galleria@giamblanco.com Go to the main website Follow us on Facebook