Antique round painting on panel with gilded frame -
Genre scene - Provenance: Venice, 18th century.
Frame diameter: 25 cm.
In Venice, among antique dealers, the term "arte povera" refers to an 18th-century decorative technique (also called lacca povera). To provide economical alternatives to fine lacquered furniture, Venetian craftsmen glued prints and engravings onto wood, which they then painted and finished to imitate the original paintings.
In this case, only the figures are printed on paper; the rest are hand-painted.
Venetian cabinetmakers used printed paper (often engravings by renowned artists), which they cut out, glued onto furniture, trays, or frames, and then painted and painted. The term "poor" means "economic" and indicates the affordable price of the work. This technique allowed those who could not afford original oil paintings or oriental lacquers to own objects decorated with taste and bright colors.
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SILVER Seller in Firenze, Italy
