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Marco Marcola
Travelling Comic Theatre - Italian 18thC art figurative landscape oil painting

Circa 1770

About the Item

This interesting Italian 18th century Old Master oil painting is by noted artist Marco Marcola, also known as Marco Marcuola. It was painted circa 1770 and has excellent provenance. It is entitled Comici Ambulante, translated roughly as Travelling Comedy Theatre. In the mid ground, the actors are performing on a raised platform to the colourfully dressed crowd below them in the foreground. Beyond the stage, various people are going about their daily lives in front of a high wall with buildings behind it. This Italian Old Master is an interesting historical record of early theatre and a great example of Marcola's work. Provenance. Simon Dickinson, London label verso. Condition. Oil on canvas, 44 inches by 33 inches unframed, in good condition. Frame. Housed in a gilt frame, 48 inches by 37 inches and in good condition. Marco Marcola (1740–1793) was an Italian painter, born and mainly active in Verona. He was initially apprenticed to his father Giovanni Battista Marcola. Among his pupils were Antonio Pachera, Bellino Bellini, and Domenico Zanconti. He is also known as Marco Marcuola. His sister Angela Marcola was also a painter.
  • Creator:
    Marco Marcola (1740 - 1793)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1770
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1770-1779
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU853113626752
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