Gennaro Villani (Napoli 1885-1948) is an Italian artist of European renown, his paintings are being sold at auctions in Europe at roughly 3,000 Euros apiece (see p.ex.
www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/villani_gennaro/artist/29743/) . There is a monograph written about him by Luisa Martinelli in 1986 (to commemorate his 100th anniversary), mentioned in
www.italianpainters.net/Italian-Painters/gennaro-villani.html.
I happen to have one of his paintings that is quite unusual. If you look at this picture straight, you see a nice mountainous lake or a river with a bridge, etc. Now, if you move to the right of your computer screen (say, to the edge of it) and look at the picture, you can see a rather stern face of the Spirit of the Mountain, blowing steam out of his left nostril, in apparent displeasure of humans disturbing the pristine tranquility of his beloved mountain.
Actually, you can try and see similar "tricks" in the paintings of Master Villani here:
www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/villani_gennaro/artist/29743/
I was able to see a few "double images" there... I wonder if others see them or I am getting paranoid :-)
Another fine picture by the same artist from the collection of Mr.
Clark Kent :
Just found a nice video presentation of Gennaro Villani's works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WzuXFypkiU
ReplyDeleteIn the same tradition, if only a bit more obvious:
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Even more interesting. I came across another painting of this same scene by Villani. There's no way I can find to post here but contact me somehow and I will send to you. The scene is the same but the building on the left is gone...just a foundation where it once was. The small bridge is gone. And the buildings on the left are looking pretty dilapidated. If I didn't know better, I'd say he revisited this site many years later (as an older gentleman) and repainted it. Pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI meant the building on the right is gone...just foundation.
DeleteVery interesting indeed. You can email me the image to p.gorbulsky@gmail.com and I will be happy to post it under your comment. Thanks!
DeleteFookery my name is Trey i e Clark Kent I was wondering if this picture that I have had posted on the blog here is the one that you were referring to and if so how did you get an image of it if you don't mind let me know what you know about it I'm just trying to kind of investigate the painting I don't know much about it had it for about four years but I just don't think about it but yeah hit me back if you can I'd like to talk to you about it
DeleteI have a painting very similar to yours I had not been able to find another like it until I saw yours. I don't know much about mine. I have been trying to get an idea of it's value . Here is a picture. Thank you
ReplyDeleteSorry, can’t see the picture. Please email it to p.gorbulsky@gmail.com, and I will post it here. Thanks!
DeletePhilip Gorbulsky
Did you get the pic
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