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A painting by Todeschini acquired by Orléans
9/1/25 - Acquisition - Orléans, Musée des Beaux-Arts - Lombard painting, particularly in the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18-th century, was marked by a strong naturalist movement, to which a large number of artists belonged. For example, in the 17th century, there was the Master of the Blue Jeans, recently rediscovered thanks to the Galerie Canesso (see article), and in the 18th century, there was Giacomo Ceruti and Giacomo Francesco Cipper, known as Il Todeschini.
- 1. Giovanni Francesco Cipper, called Todeschini (1664-1736)
Shoemaker and Mason or Allegory of Freemasonry, c. 1720-1725
Oil on canvas - 116 x 143 cm
Orléans, Musée des Beaux-Arts
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It was a painting by the latter that the Musée…