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Orazio de Ferrari, born in Voltri in 1606 and deceased in 1657, was a painter of the Genoese Baroque. A pupil of Andrea Ansaldo, he developed religious painting informed by Van Dyck, Rubens and Guido Reni. His signed altarpiece dated 1640 for Santo Pietro di Tenda documents his connections with Corsica. From the early 1640s he also received a succession of commissions for Capuchin churches.
In Christ and the Adulteress of 1650, preserved at Palazzo Bianco, the protagonists occupy the centre of a group arranged in a semicircle. Architecture establishes spatial depth. The Immaculate Conception from Pontedecimo, dated around 1650, combines Mary's luminous red gown with the greys of Saint Francis's habit. These paintings show how the arrangement of figures and the coordination of colours work together in his art.
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Oil on canvas
Esther und Ahasveros
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2021-03-26
Published result : 12000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000–8000
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Oil on canvas
Die Himmelfahrt der Jungfrau Maria
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2020-05-30
Published result : 12500 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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