Print by G. Cignaroli - Untitled

The subject can be defined as a genre scene, that is, the depiction of an episode of everyday life that, apparently, lacks any significant element. These types of domestic subjects were long considered minor and only began to spread in Western art starting in the 17th century. Only with the development of 19th-century realism did everyday subjects become considered as important as historical or religious ones.

The print in question is a type of work that, even in its execution, falls within the genre scene category. The execution relies on a marked pictorial style to ensure the scene's freshness and immediacy. The composition relies primarily on the tonal values ​​of the color, while the quick, cursive brushwork sketches the figures with just a few strokes. The intention is to reproduce a typical 18th-century academic painting.

The print was taken, as the plaque indicates, from a work by Giambettino Cignaroli. Cignaroli was a Veronese painter born in 1706 and died in 1770. He was the founder of a family of painters who worked primarily in Piedmont, creating religious works and genre scenes.

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