Avarice; and The pleasure of smoke and drink

Details

Domenico Maggiotto (Venice 1712-1794)
Avarice; and The pleasure of smoke and drink
oil on canvas
31½ x 41¾ in. (80 x 106 cm.)
two (2)

Engraved

A. Capellan, in a series of twelve, the former with the verses 'Non sente amor di Padre e di marito Pazzo mortal, che sol dell'oro ha sete'; the latter 'Giovano spesso a discacciar gli affani Dell'Uve il succo e del Tabacco il fumo'.

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Lot Essay

These paintings form two of a series of twelve pictures based on moralistic themes, sometimes called the Capricci fiamminghi, and perhaps emulating Netherlandish series illustrating Dutch and Flemish proverbs. The complete series is now lost, but is known from engravings by the Venetian engraver Antonio Cappellan (c. 1740-after 1783). The other pictures emblematised Harmony (a couple making music), Education (a sculptor teaching a pupil), The Spread of Customs (Europeans drinking coffee), Felicity (a boy with a basket of apples), and other subjects.

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