Andrea Landini

1847-1912 • Italian

Un Passage de Rabelais–Salon du Conseil du Roi Louis XIV A Versailles

Signed “A. Landini” (lower left) Oil on canvas

Canvas: 36” high x 28 1/2” wide Framed: 43 1/2” high x 36” wide

This stunning painting by Andrea Landini is perhaps the masterpiece of his oeuvre. Landini is immediately recognized for his vibrant works which are both comical and full of character. A leading artist of ecclesiastical genre scenes, he lavished his canvases with an impeccable technique creating works of exquisite color and composition. His patrons during the late 19th century were drawn to his magnificent cardinals, for the anti-clerical subject matter appealed to the pr