Pandolfo Reschi (1643-1699), Coastal Landscape With Walled Town, Castle And Battle Scene

Pandolfo Reschi called Monsù Pandolfo (Danzica 1643 - Florence 1699), attributable
Coastal landscape with fortified town, castle with tower and battle scene

Oil on canvas
Dimensions: canvas 90 x 120 cm, with frame 104 x 134 cm.

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This vast coastal landscape, with a fortress-town overlooking the sea and a small castle with a watchtower, serves as the stage for a lively battle scene between soldiers and, presumably, a band of brigands.

This is an illustrative typology attributable to Pandolfo Reschi (Danzica 1643 - Florence 1696), known for works in which she perfectly combines the airy landscape of the Tuscan-Roman matrix with images of knights in combat or brigands intent on their raids.

Pandolfo Reschi was born in Gdansk, but moved to Rome at an early age, where he began his brilliant career in the style of Salvator Rosa, although his real teacher was the Flemish-Italian Livio Mehus. With Mehus and Rosa, he honed his skills as a war painter and was later taken to the studio by the Borgognones, although his main occupation was that of a genre painter.

The decisive turning point in his career came after his transfer to Florence in mid-1660, where he continued his studies with Livio Mehus. After a decade, he was now an established and much-coveted painter, so much so that in 1670 he was engaged by the Medici court as a protégé of Cardinal Francesco Maria de Medici, with whom he lived from 1680 until the end of his days.

His paintings were much appreciated and commissioned by the great Tuscan noble families of the time, such as the Marquis Gerini and the Princes Corsini, who loved to furnish their homes with his large, lively landscapes.

The work is presented in an excellent state of preservation, complemented by an antique wooden frame gilded with gold leaf.

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