MAGGIOTTO, Domenico
(b. 1712, Venezia, d. 1794, Venezia)

Boy with Flute

1740s
Oil on canvas, 72 x 57 cm
Museo del Settecento Veneziano, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice

Inspired by Piazzetta's style in its pictorial expression, the work takes up the Cinquecento modular structure and pays particular homage to the work of Savoldo.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 15 minutes):
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in A Major for flute and cembalo obligato, BWV 1032