Item : 296852
Composition with parrot, flowers and fruits and with monkey, grapes, pomegranate and other fruits
Author : Stefano Camogli (Genova 1619/192 – 1690)
Period: 17th century
The unpublished paintings are stylistically referable to the painter Stefano Camogli (Genoa 1619/192 - 1690) known as the “Camoglino” Excellent painter of arabesques, foliage, flowers, and such things [R. Sopranos in the Lives of Genoese painters, sculptors, and architects (in this second edition revised, increased, and enriched with notes by Carlo Giuseppe Ratti), p.31] pupil of the Flemish / Genoese master Jan Roos and later collaborator, as well as brother-in-law, by Domenico Piola. The format of the two canvases, long and narrow, suggest that their location was on the sides of a balcony window, as it was often used to “furnish” the houses at the time; is exactly