
Codie Lyons
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Sold for US$6,400 inc. premium
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Head of Department, Private & Iconic Collections, North America

Specialist, Head of Sale
Luciano Borzone was an Italian painter hailing from Genoa and widely believed to be one of the first Genoese painters to respond to the style of Caravaggio. A cultured artist, he wrote poetry, sketched, and painted a wide variety of genres and subjects. While painting his last work, The Adoration of the Shepherds, Borzone fell from the scaffolding and passed away, and his sons, Giovanni Battista and Carlo, were left to complete the painting.
In this example, we see the Baroque influence with the expressive, naturalistic expressions of the figures, as well as the simple clothing and dark palette. The body of Christ stands in startling contrast to the muted figures, and small rays of light emerge from the top of his head.
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