12. Crescenzio d'Onofri
(1632-after 1712)

Trees in a Landscape, a Village in the Distance

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 d'Onofri , Trees in a Landscape

Trees in a Landscape, a Village in the Distance

Pen and brown ink on laid paper, 362 x 238 mm. A splendid and completely typical landscape study, similar to many at Windsor Castle and elsewhere and also to etchings by the artist. Nicholas Turner has kindly supplied the attribution. The paper shows the watermark of an anchor in a circle surmounted by a star, and there is an ink inscription verso "No. 28." D'Onofri was Gaspard Dughet's only pupil and faithfully absorbed the classical language and landscape style of his teacher and of Claude Lorraine. A well-established painter in Rome, he was called to Florence in 1689 by Grand Duke Ferdinand where he remained for the rest of his life, bringing to Tuscany the benefit of his Roman classical vocabulary and leaving a strong influence. Several drawings formerly given to Cantagallina and Grimaldi have more recently been recognized as works by d'Onofri.