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Pietro Paltronieri, known as Mirandolese
\n1673 – 1741
\nArchitectural capriccio with figures
\nTempera on canvas, molded border
\n116.5 x 197.2 cm, with frame 131 x 209.5 cm
\nProvenance: Auction at the Dorotheum (Old Masters II, 2022, Lot 272), since then in the Vienna private collection of Dr. Adrian Hollaender\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This collection of renowned Old Masters, built up over many years with both expertise and good taste, comes from the home of the well – known Viennese lawyer, author (e.g., “Pavarotti – Addio Luciano,” “Legends and Stars of Opera”), and cultural manager Dr. Adrian Hollaender.
\nHaving grown up in a distinctly artistic environment, where his parents\u2014the actress and artist manager Univ. – Prof. Ariane Hollaender – Calix, and the legendary long – time director of the Vienna State Opera, Ioan Holender, stood out as avid art lovers and collectors, Dr. Adrian Hollaender established himself as a collector of outstanding masterpieces of painting.
\nHis collection, now being offered exclusively for auction at Tiberius Auction House, comprises select works by famous Italian masters, such as Andrea Vaccaro\u2019s well – known Old Testament painting \u201cAbraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael,\u201d which bears his monogram; Sassoferrato\u2019s atmospheric \u201cMadonna in Prayer\u201d or old Venetian masterpieces by Nicol\u00f2 Bambini and Francesco Corneliani and the legendary Il Mirandolese, through impressive portraits by the Turin master painter La Clementina, to Dutch masters such as van Goyen and Pieter Wtewael, as well as, as special additions, an old French tapestry and a typical Matisse.<\/p>\n

Pietro Paltronieri, known as Il Mirandolese, is one of the leading figures of Emilian architectural painting of the early 18th century. Trained in Bologna, he followed the tradition of quadratura painting and specialized in illusionistic architectural depictions, which are often closely linked to stage design and decorative mural painting. His works are characterized by a pronounced interest in perspectival construction, architectural imagination, and atmospheric staging. Paltronieri worked for both ecclesiastical and secular patrons and moved in an artistic milieu strongly influenced by the Bolognese academic tradition. This painting, one of two pairs, was subjected to art – historical examination at the Dorotheum, and its classification within the artist\u2019s oeuvre was confirmed.
\nThe architectural capriccio to which this work belongs represents a distinct pictorial genre that combines real and imaginary architectural elements into idealized, often ruinous architectural landscapes. This genre enjoyed great popularity, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries, as it combined both antiquarian interest and a poetic reflection on the transience and grandeur of past cultures. Artists such as Paltronieri developed complex compositions in which classical architectural elements\u2014column orders, arches, domes\u2014were freely combined and placed in new, often theatrical contexts. The inclusion of figures serves not only to enliven the scene but also to establish scale and suggest narrative.
\nAt the center of the composition rises a complex architectural corner structure, whose layout appears almost symmetrical and focuses the viewer\u2019s gaze. On a massive base, fluted columns with Corinthian – style capitals are arranged in front of wall piers that frame two arched openings. These columns support a classical entablature consisting of an architrave and a frieze above it, crowned by a dentil cornice. Above this, another architectural zone unfolds, whose curved forms suggest additional arches and possibly the beginnings of a domed structure. On the right side, a fountain appears to be integrated within an arched niche, from which water flows. Two figures enliven this area: a young man leaning against the edge of the structure, and a girl sitting in front of him. The surroundings are characterized by heavily weathered, partly moss – covered stone surfaces that underscore the ruinous character of the scene. Crumbling masonry reveals the traces of time, while a cityscape unfolds in the background, separated from the foreground by viaduct – like, monumental structures that lend the depiction additional spatial depth.
\nPaltronieri\u2019s work is of particular significance for the development of architectural painting in northern Italy, as it exemplifies the combination of perspectival precision and imaginative composition. His capricci oscillate between reality and fiction and reflect the contemporary interest in antiquity, theater, and illusion. The present counterpart is also distinguished by its unusually shaped, polygonal format, which underscores the decorative character of the painting and may suggest an original integration into an architectural or spatial ensemble. This distinctive form enhances the impact of the depicted architecture and allows the painting itself to become part of the illusionistic world it portrays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Mirandolese\r\n1673 - 1741\r\nArchitektur-Capriccio mit Figuren\r\nTempera auf Leinwand, geformter Abschluss\r\n116,5 x 197,2 cm, mit Rahmen 131 x 209,5 cm\r\nProvenienz: Versteigerung im Dorotheum (Alte Meister II, 2022, Lot 272), seither in Wiener Privatsammlung Dr. Adrian Hollaender\r\n\r\n\r\nSammlung Hollaender\r\nDie in ebenso fachkundiger wie geschmackvoller Weise jahrelang aufgebaute Sammlung renommierter Alter Meister entstammt dem Hause des bekannten Wiener Rechtsanwalts, Buchautors (z.B. \"Pavarotti - Addio Luciano\", \"Legenden und Stars der Oper\") und Kulturmanagers Dr. Adrian Hollaender.\r\nAufgewachsen in einem betont k\u00fcnstlerischen Umfeld, in dem schon seine Eltern, die Schauspielerin und K\u00fcnstlermanagerin Univ.-Prof. Ariane Hollaender-Calix, und der legend\u00e4re langj\u00e4hrige Wiener Staatsoperndirektor Ioan Holender, als ausgepr\u00e4gte Kunstfreunde und Sammlernaturen hervortraten, entwickelte sich Dr. Adrian Hollaender im Laufe der Jahre zu einem ebenso passionierten wie qualifizierten Sammler herausragender Meisterwerke der Malerei.\r\nSeine nunmehr exklusiv beim Auktionshaus Tiberius zur Versteigerung gelangende Sammlung umfasst ausgesuchte Werke ber\u00fchmter italienischer Meister, so etwa Andrea Vaccaros bekanntes von ihm monogrammiertes alttestamentarisches Bild \"Abraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael\", Sassoferratos stimmungsvolle \"Madonna in prayer\" oder altvenezianische Meisterwerke von Nicol\u00f2 Bambini und Francesco Corneliani und den legend\u00e4ren Il Mirandolese \u00fcber eindrucksvolle Portraits der Turiner Meistermalerin La Clementina, bis hin zu holl\u00e4ndischen Meistern wie van Goyen und Pieter Wtewael, sowie als besondere Zugaben eine altfranz\u00f6sische Tapisserie und einen typischen Matisse.\r\n\r\nPietro Paltronieri, genannt Il Mirandolese, geh\u00f6rt zu den bedeutenden Vertretern der emilianischen Architekturmalerei des fr\u00fchen 18. Jahrhunderts. Ausgebildet in Bologna, stand er in der Tradition der Quadratura-Malerei und spezialisierte sich auf illusionistische Architekturdarstellungen, die h\u00e4ufig in enger Verbindung mit B\u00fchnenbild und dekorativer Wandmalerei stehen. Seine Werke zeichnen sich durch ein ausgepr\u00e4gtes Interesse an perspektivischer Konstruktion, architektonischer Fantasie und atmosph\u00e4rischer Inszenierung aus. Paltronieri arbeitete f\u00fcr kirchliche wie weltliche Auftraggeber und bewegte sich in einem k\u00fcnstlerischen Umfeld, das stark von der Bologneser Akademietradition gepr\u00e4gt war. Das vorliegende Gem\u00e4lde, eines von zwei Pendants, wurde im Dorotheum kunsthistorisch untersucht und seine Einordnung innerhalb des \u0152uvres des K\u00fcnstlers best\u00e4tigt.\r\nDas Architektur-Capriccio, dem dieses Werk zuzuordnen ist, stellt eine eigenst\u00e4ndige Bildgattung dar, die reale und imagin\u00e4re Bauelemente zu idealisierten, oft ruin\u00f6sen Architekturlandschaften kombiniert. Besonders im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert erfreute sich diese Gattung gro\u00dfer Beliebtheit, da sie sowohl antiquarisches Interesse als auch eine poetische Reflexion \u00fcber Verg\u00e4nglichkeit und Gr\u00f6\u00dfe vergangener Kulturen vereinte. K\u00fcnstler wie Paltronieri entwickelten dabei komplexe Kompositionen, in denen klassische Architekturelemente \u2013 S\u00e4ulenordnungen, B\u00f6gen, Kuppeln \u2013 frei kombiniert und in neue, oft theatralisch wirkende Zusammenh\u00e4nge gesetzt wurden. Die Einbindung von Figuren dient dabei nicht nur der Belebung der Szene, sondern auch der Ma\u00dfstabsbildung und narrativen Andeutung.\r\nIm Zentrum der Komposition erhebt sich eine komplexe architektonische Eckkonstruktion, die in ihrer Anlage beinahe spiegelbildlich organisiert erscheint und den Blick des Betrachters b\u00fcndelt. Auf einem massiven Sockel sind kannelierte S\u00e4ulen mit korinthisch anmutenden Kapitellen vor Wandpfeilern angeordnet, die zwei Bogen\u00f6ffnungen rahmen. Diese S\u00e4ulen tragen ein klassisches Geb\u00e4lk, bestehend aus Architrav und einem dar\u00fcberliegenden Fries, gekr\u00f6nt von einem Zahnschnittgesims. Dar\u00fcber entwickelt sich eine weitere Architekturzone, deren geschwungene Formen zus\u00e4tzliche B\u00f6gen sowie m\u00f6glicherweise den Ansatz einer Kuppelstruktur andeuten. An der rechten Seite scheint innerhalb einer Bogennische ein Brunnen integriert zu sein, aus dem Wasser hervortritt. Zwei Figuren beleben diesen Bereich: ein junger Mann, der sich am Rand der Architektur abst\u00fctzt, sowie ein vor ihm sitzendes M\u00e4dchen. Die Umgebung ist von stark verwitterten, teils vermoosten Steinfl\u00e4chen gepr\u00e4gt, die den ruin\u00f6sen Charakter der Szenerie unterstreichen. Br\u00f6ckelndes Mauerwerk legt die Spuren der Zeit offen, w\u00e4hrend sich im Hintergrund eine Stadtansicht entfaltet, die vom Vordergrund durch viaduktartige, monumentale Strukturen abgegrenzt wird und der Darstellung zus\u00e4tzliche r\u00e4umliche Tiefe verleiht.\r\nPaltronieris Werk ist von besonderer Bedeutung f\u00fcr die Entwicklung der Architekturmalerei in Norditalien, da es die Verbindung von perspektivischer Pr\u00e4zision und imaginativer Gestaltung exemplarisch vor Augen f\u00fchrt. Seine Capricci bewegen sich zwischen Realit\u00e4t und Fiktion und spiegeln das zeitgen\u00f6ssische Interesse an Antike, Theater und Illusion wider. Das hier vorliegende Pendant zeichnet sich zudem durch sein ungew\u00f6hnlich geformtes, polygonales Abschlussformat aus, das den dekorativen Charakter des Gem\u00e4ldes unterstreicht und auf eine urspr\u00fcngliche Einbindung in ein architektonisches oder raumk\u00fcnstlerisches Ensemble hindeuten k\u00f6nnte. Diese besondere Form verst\u00e4rkt die Wirkung der dargestellten Architektur und l\u00e4sst das Bild selbst zu einem Teil jener illusionistischen Welt werden, die es darstellt.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>"},"en":{"id":"337074","post_title":"Pietro Paltronieri, known as Mirandolese","post_content":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895eb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"895eb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\r\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\r\nPietro Paltronieri, known as Mirandolese\r\n1673 - 1741\r\nArchitectural capriccio with figures\r\nTempera on canvas, molded border\r\n116.5 x 197.2 cm, with frame 131 x 209.5 cm\r\nProvenance: Auction at the Dorotheum (Old Masters II, 2022, Lot 272), since then in the Vienna private collection of Dr. Adrian Hollaender<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\nThis collection of renowned Old Masters, built up over many years with both expertise and good taste, comes from the home of the well - known Viennese lawyer, author (e.g., \"Pavarotti - Addio Luciano,\" \"Legends and Stars of Opera\"), and cultural manager Dr. Adrian Hollaender.\r\nHaving grown up in a distinctly artistic environment, where his parents\u2014the actress and artist manager Univ. - Prof. Ariane Hollaender - Calix, and the legendary long - time director of the Vienna State Opera, Ioan Holender, stood out as avid art lovers and collectors, Dr. Adrian Hollaender established himself as a collector of outstanding masterpieces of painting.\r\nHis collection, now being offered exclusively for auction at Tiberius Auction House, comprises select works by famous Italian masters, such as Andrea Vaccaro\u2019s well - known Old Testament painting \u201cAbraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael,\u201d which bears his monogram; Sassoferrato\u2019s atmospheric \u201cMadonna in Prayer\u201d or old Venetian masterpieces by Nicol\u00f2 Bambini and Francesco Corneliani and the legendary Il Mirandolese, through impressive portraits by the Turin master painter La Clementina, to Dutch masters such as van Goyen and Pieter Wtewael, as well as, as special additions, an old French tapestry and a typical Matisse.\r\n\r\nPietro Paltronieri, known as Il Mirandolese, is one of the leading figures of Emilian architectural painting of the early 18th century. Trained in Bologna, he followed the tradition of quadratura painting and specialized in illusionistic architectural depictions, which are often closely linked to stage design and decorative mural painting. His works are characterized by a pronounced interest in perspectival construction, architectural imagination, and atmospheric staging. Paltronieri worked for both ecclesiastical and secular patrons and moved in an artistic milieu strongly influenced by the Bolognese academic tradition. This painting, one of two pairs, was subjected to art - historical examination at the Dorotheum, and its classification within the artist\u2019s oeuvre was confirmed.\r\nThe architectural capriccio to which this work belongs represents a distinct pictorial genre that combines real and imaginary architectural elements into idealized, often ruinous architectural landscapes. This genre enjoyed great popularity, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries, as it combined both antiquarian interest and a poetic reflection on the transience and grandeur of past cultures. Artists such as Paltronieri developed complex compositions in which classical architectural elements\u2014column orders, arches, domes\u2014were freely combined and placed in new, often theatrical contexts. The inclusion of figures serves not only to enliven the scene but also to establish scale and suggest narrative.\r\nAt the center of the composition rises a complex architectural corner structure, whose layout appears almost symmetrical and focuses the viewer\u2019s gaze. On a massive base, fluted columns with Corinthian - style capitals are arranged in front of wall piers that frame two arched openings. These columns support a classical entablature consisting of an architrave and a frieze above it, crowned by a dentil cornice. Above this, another architectural zone unfolds, whose curved forms suggest additional arches and possibly the beginnings of a domed structure. On the right side, a fountain appears to be integrated within an arched niche, from which water flows. Two figures enliven this area: a young man leaning against the edge of the structure, and a girl sitting in front of him. The surroundings are characterized by heavily weathered, partly moss - covered stone surfaces that underscore the ruinous character of the scene. Crumbling masonry reveals the traces of time, while a cityscape unfolds in the background, separated from the foreground by viaduct - like, monumental structures that lend the depiction additional spatial depth.\r\nPaltronieri\u2019s work is of particular significance for the development of architectural painting in northern Italy, as it exemplifies the combination of perspectival precision and imaginative composition. His capricci oscillate between reality and fiction and reflect the contemporary interest in antiquity, theater, and illusion. The present counterpart is also distinguished by its unusually shaped, polygonal format, which underscores the decorative character of the painting and may suggest an original integration into an architectural or spatial ensemble. This distinctive form enhances the impact of the depicted architecture and allows the painting itself to become part of the illusionistic world it portrays.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>"}},"image":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DIR_116-1-768x576.jpg","ask":8700,"bidsteps":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/337074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/337074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337088,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/337074\/revisions\/337088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=337074"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=337074"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiberius-auctions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=337074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}