19th-Century German School, Classical Landscape With Ruins

19th-Century German School, Classical Landscape With RuinsThis late 19th century German school oil painting depicts two figures walking home immersed in the rich orange hue of the evening sun. Two twisting pines create strong verticals and guide the eye toward the horizon. An ancient ruin creates a conspicuous focal point. Stylistically, the landscape draws upon the classical masters of the 17th century. The distant horizon glows, as if touched by fire, while the foreground rests in the shade. Its plausible

Here we see Adam being passed an apple by Eve who has already been tempted by the serpent

Michaela Herron-Ward

It’s a charming little painting and you can almost hear the chickens as they scuttle around pecking the earth

Year of creation 1919

how an old master would envisage a female saint)

1652) depicts a twisting river amid undulant scenery

This exquisite pair of mid-19th-century Austrian portraits are rendered with precision

young ladies carry baskets laden with herring

The light and shade are very nicely rendered with the trees almost seeming to shimmer

A small early 19th-century oil on canvas depicting Christ carrying the cross as he trudges towards Calvary

The painting is signed ‘Louise Babut’ on the left

But Fiora is also another variant of the surname Fior