Antique Italian Modern Oil Painting Old Rome Vintage Landscape Italy Gods 1950

IMPORTANT ANTIQUE MID CENTURY MODERN ITALIAN LANDSCAPE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS DEPICTING THE ICONIC (FONTANA DEL MORO) FOUNTAIN OF MOOR LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PIAZZA NAVONA IN ROME, ITALY. THIS HISTORICAL FOUNTAIN REPRESENTS A MOOR STANDING IN A CONCH SHELL WRESTLING WITH A DOLPHIN SURROUNDED BY FOUR TRITONS. ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY GIACOMO DELLA PORTA IN 1575. THE STATUE OF THE MOOR WAS ADDED BY GIAN LORENZO BERNINI IN 1653.

IN THE BACKGROUND STANDS THE ABELISCO AGONALE WITH THE GREAT (FONTANA DEL QUATTRO FIUMI) FOUNTAIN OF THE FOUR RIVERS. IT WAS DESIGNED IN 1651 BY GIAN LORENZO BERNINI FOR POPE INNOCENT X. THESE MONUMENTAL FOUNTAINS ARE SURROUNDED BY COLORFUL MODERNIST BUILDINGS. IT IS SIGNED GARNER IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER, PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? IT DATES AROUND THE 1950s.

CONDITION: THERE ARE SPECKS OF PAINT LOSS IN THE UPPER BLUE SKY SECTION. THE REST OF THE PAINTING IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE FRAME IS CHIPPED AT THE LOWER-LEFT CORNER. THESE IMPERFECTIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM IT'S BEAUTY IN ANYWAY.

DIMENSIONS: 27" H x 51" W. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "vintagerotty" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.

Artist: Gardner
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Gardner
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Material: Canvas
Item Length: 51 “
Region of Origin: Italy
Framing: Framed
Subject: Landscape
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1950s
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 27 in
Style: Impressionism, Realism, Modernism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 51 “
Culture: Modern Impressionist
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959