The market (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 | |
| Artist | Francesco Filippini |
| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Oil on Canvas |
| Dimensions | 66 cm × 140 cm (26 in × 55 in) |
| Location | GAM-Gallery of Modern Art of Milan, Milano |
Description
changeFilippini 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.
Style
changeFilippini animates the scene with groups of figures represented by splashes of bright color.
Related pages
changeBibliography
change- Francesco Filippini, un protagonista del Naturalismo, Ed. Skira, 1999
- Enrico Somaré, 1928, p. 145, tav. 205
- M. Bezzola, 1930, p. 77
- Giorgio Nicodemi, 1933
- Giorgio Nicodemi, Mario Bezzola, 1935, p. 216
- Ugo Galetti, Ettore Camesasca, 1950, p. 937
- S. Pagani, 1955, p. 216
- Giorgio Nicodemi, 1956, pp. 29-30
- Luciano Caramel, C. Pirovano, p. 319, ill. 920