Domenico Magiotto (1713–1794) Boy Blowing BUbbles

Domenico Maggiotto (Venice 1713 – 1794 Venice)

Boy Blowing Bubbles

Oil on canvas, 52 x 41 cm; contained in an elaborately carved and gilded Italian frame

Provenance: Christie’s, Amsterdam, 1 September 2004, lot 77, sold for EUR 7768

Domenico Maggiotto, also known as Domenico Fedeli, was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, mostly working in Venice. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. He was the teacher of his son, Francesco Maggiotto, who also became a painter.

Very attractive painting in good condition – the light reflections in the photo are not visible in reality.