Dame e cavalieri di Lucia Casalini Torelli: quattro ritratti

• Autores: Irene Graziani
• Localización: Paragone. Parte arte, ISSN 1120-4737, Nº 172, 2023, págs. 55-64
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • Two pairs of privately-owned paintings, each depicting a gentleman and a lady, are published here for the first time. They are signed by the Bolognese painter Lucia Casalini Torelli and reflect different periods of her carrer, the first two portraits from her early years, the others from her maturity; the latter pair, dated 1727 on the back of the canvas, are identifiable as Tiberio Pighini and Anna Tozzoni, nobles of Imola. The four pictures reveal how Torelli crafted a personal idiom of portraiture, attuned to the ideals and norms of the "conversation piece" and capable of expressing the wishes of ecclesiastical and aristocratic clients for whom she became a favoured advocate