COD 11083
Great Italian mythological painting signed and dated 1910. Oil on canvas painting, first canvas, depicting a female nude with a mythological subject, Andromeda chained to the rock, of excellent pictorial quality. Painting of notable size and impact that develops vertically, adorned with a beautifully decorated carved and gilded wooden frame. Elegant and sensual is the woman chained to the rock who, according to the myth, had been given as a sacrifice to a sea monster to atone for the sins of her mother. Again according to mythology Andromeda was then saved by the hero Perseus riding his winged horse Pegasus. Artwork signed and dated M. Ornati on the bottom left, referable to the painter Mario Ornati (1887-1955), lacking authentication. Painting of great charm, for antique dealers, interior designers and collectors of 20th century Italian painting. In good condition with some small signs of aging. Sight size H 108 x W 93 cm.