Антикварная картина «Карточный шулер» Л. Дж. Бальдеро

Antique painting of the late nineteenth century. The painting depicts a genre scene of a fight between musketeers in a tavern. The author successfully reflects the emotionality of the plot, which allows you to immerse viewers in the atmosphere. The work is attributed to Luigi Giorgio Baldero (1840-1910), an artist who worked in Italy, France, and Spain in the second half of the nineteenth century. Almost all of Baldero's works, with the exception of the early ones, are in the genre of realistic bamboccia, which was popular in his native Italy in the seventeenth century. He was perhaps the most prominent master of genre scenes, and his favorite characters are the musketeers, whom he depicted in a tavern, playing chess or cards. Luigi Baldero's works are in great demand among collectors and have repeatedly found owners at world and European auctions. The painting is framed in a complementary gilded frame with an internal contrasting mat for the best exposure.