{"product_id":"cardinal-with-elegant-company-by-angelo-zoffoli","title":"Cardinal with Elegant Company by Angelo Zoffoli","description":"Angelo Zoffoli\u003cbr\u003e 1860-1910 | Italian \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCardinal with Elegant Company\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"A. Zoffoli Roma\" (lower right)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A sumptuously dressed cardinal enjoys the company of a fabulously extravagant party in this striking oil on canvas by the Italian painter Angelo Zoffoli. The vibrantly hued painting illustrates the artist’s genius at rendering delightful narratives in remarkable detail. Entitled \u003cem\u003eCardinal with Elegant Company\u003c\/em\u003e, the work is a superb example of Zoffoli's technical virtuosity—from the elaborate gowns, coats and powdered wigs of the guests to the marbled and gilded interior, every opulent detail is meticulously captured. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Such works satirizing the clergy would have been severely censured just a generation earlier. Yet, by the time Zoffoli picked up the brush, the public had grown discontent with the hypocrisy of the clergy, many of whom enjoyed lavish lifestyles. Cardinal paintings such as this became highly popular during the period, and Zoffoli emerged alongside Georges Croegaert and Andrea Landini as some of the leading painters of this genre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 19th century \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 23\" high x 38 1\/2\" wide (58.42 x 97.79 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 26 1\/2\" high x 42 1\/4\" wide x 2\" deep (67.31 x 107.32 x 5.08 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, Virginia\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, Texas\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51803576598850,"sku":null,"price":34500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/5376\/6978\/files\/31-9167_1_d235fbcf-afab-4c4b-9978-d9426c99c098.png?v=1768103461","url":"https:\/\/www.bullvendors19.com\/products\/cardinal-with-elegant-company-by-angelo-zoffoli","provider":"Bull Vendors 19","version":"1.0","type":"link"}