Bidspirit auction | Antonio De Bellis

Antonio De Bellis - Oil on canvas cm. 65x50. Framed The painting has been confirmed as the work of Antonio de Bellis by Prof. Nicola Spinosa and Prof. Stefano Causa. This refined Sacrifice of Isaac replaces the subject’s customary drama with a stylized, almost abstract elegance of pose and may be attributed to Antonio De Bellis. The attribution is supported by close comparisons with securely related works, including examples in Houston, Budapest, and Bitonto. The vivid chromaticism and luminous flesh tones reflect De Bellis’s mid-seventeenth-century neo-Venetian turn, revealing affinities with Bernardo Cavallino and a synthesis of classical grace and post-Caravaggesque naturalism. Provenance: Galerie Canesso, Paris; p rivate c ollection, Italy. Literature: G. GAMBINO, Antonio De Bellis. The (very uncertain) biographical events and some considerations , in ”Revista Iberoamericana, Acaèmico Cientìfica de Humanidades, arte y cultura”, n. 8 (sept. 2020), pp. 63-66, fig. 7.