Hieronymus Bosch vs. Lombard Master
Between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, an anonymous and eccentric painter worked in Lombardy, known to experts for several decades under the fascinating name of Master of the Fertility of the Egg. An undoubtedly bizarre…
AMART 2022: Special Mention
Once again this year the Cesati Gallery took part in AMART, the art and antiques exhibition held at the Museo della Permanente in Milan, last October. Cesati’s stand was widely appreciated for its display elegance…
Alessandro Cesati at the 32nd BIAF in Florence
From 24 September to 2 October 2022, in the luxurious venue of Palazzo Corsini, the 32nd edition of BIAF will open its doors to the public. Italy’s oldest and most prestigious fair of Italian Art will…
Tefaf Maastricht 2022: in presence, again!
The Dutch appointment comes back in presence! Alessandro Cesati is taking part in the next edition of this unmissable International Art Fair (25-30 June 2022) with a refined selection of important Sculptures and Works of Art, set up in a stand with two rooms. The largest one will be dedicated to…
A Refined Goldsmith Scale
This rare and extraordinarily elegant measuring instrument stands out for its the exclusive fineness: a precision scale with moulded steel shears, steel equal arms beam with swan neck finials; circular embossed silver plate pans are hung to the beam through stirrup shaped silver threads; an elegant cover plate to the shears…
An Important Italian Renaissance Chest
This exceptional chest, made by assembling thick walnut boards with meticulous dovetail joints, is the perfect combination of security and elegance. Its external surface is richly adorned on the front with a set of five chased thin ironwork decorative handles…
A rediscovered Lombard ‘bronzetto’
This unpublished bronze statuette is a small-scale reproduction of one of the best-known masterpieces of late 16th-century Lombard sculpture: the marble Madonna Assunta by…
A wonderful Pair of gilded Phoenixes
These rare and unprecedented metal sculptures were made by riveting together several foils of embossed iron, polychromed with red on the inner side and then fully gilded. The birds rest their talons on what looks like a rock or a drift of burning ashes…
An Exceptional Masterpiece Strongbox
On the occasion of MOG | Milan Open Galleries (25-29 October 2021, in coincidence with AMART Milano Art Fair) the Alessandro Cesati Gallery will present an exceptional masterpiece strongbox: a peak in the history of European ironworking…
