The market (Filippini)

painting by Francesco Filippini

The Market (also known as Il Mercato or L'Antico verziere) is a 19th-century late impressionist painted in oil by Francesco Filippini. It was painted about 1881, in Milano, Italy. Is in the collection of the GAM-Gallery of Modern Art of Milan (inv. n. 4725).

The Market
Italian: Il Verziere
ArtistFrancesco Filippini
Year1881
TypeOil on Canvas
Dimensions66 cm × 140 cm (26 in × 55 in)
LocationGAM-Gallery of Modern Art of Milan, Milano

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Filippini portrayed the square of "Il Verziere" in Milan (the name derives from "verzee" in the Milanese dialect, or "agricultural market"), is the open space that connects Largo Augusto with Via Verziere in Milan, in the Quadronno district inside the center of Milan , inhabited by the nobility of Milan. The Quadronno district and the Piazza del Verziere in Milan were among the most picturesque places represented by the painters of the nineteenth century.

The work also known as the "Verziere" is one of the few urban views by Filippini dedicated usually to countryside and mountain landscapes.

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Filippini animates the scene with groups of figures represented by splashes of bright color.

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