MAGINI, CARLO

STILL LIFE WITH BREAD AND HAM

Second half of XVIII century

canvas, oil

59,6 x 78 cm

Inv.: 4713

Signature bottom left on a folded sheet of paper: A Monsieur Carlo Magini peintre à Fano.

Magini developed the theme of the kitchen still life with a limited range of objects which he transposed from one picture to another. He used canvases of both horizontal and vertical format and as a rule they were of a similar size. Nevertheless, the artist skilfully avoided any monotony or repeats.

Provenance: acquired by the Pushkin Museum from E.M.Nepalo (Moscow) in 2001.