Luigi Rubio ( 1797– 1882)

Luigi Rubio (Rome, ca 1797- Florence, 1882)

Mediterranean scene with woman and children

Oil on canvas, cm 55 x 39

With Cronice, cm 69 x 53

Signed lower right: L. Rubio.

The work in question, an excellent example of oil on canvas dating from the nineteenth century, was made by the Italian painter Luigi Rubio (Rome, ca 1797 - Florence, 1882), whose signature "L. Rubio" is visible at the bottom right on the last step of the staircase. 

Born in Rome around 1797, the artist trained at the Accademia di San Luca, where some of his early works are still preserved (The Good Samaritan, 1824; Self-portrait, 1827). His artistic skill earned him the victory of numerous prestigious awards, in Italy but also abroad. After going to work in Poland between about 1827-1830, he moved to Paris, where he remained for eighteen years: here, the success of the painting Salvator Rosa’s Marriage on her deathbed, exhibited at the Salon of 1836, earned him the commission for some paintings destined for the Palace of Versailles and the assignment for devotional works. Back home, he left for some trips to the East. Despite frequent stays abroad, he continued to send several historical and costume paintings to exhibitions in Rome, Florence and Turin. 

Preferring mainly historical, mythological and genre paintings, as well as some portraits made for the greatest personalities of the time such as the King of France Louis Philippe I, the Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid I or even the Polish Count Zamoyski, his works refer to the style called "Troubadour" (literally "Trovatore Style") very popular in the nineteenth century: taking its name from the medieval troubadours, this style was inspired by idealized depictions of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, characterized by a minute description of the details, the strong emotional and intimate charge of the family scenes and the smoothness of the stroke.

The paintings were normally quite small, often showing silent intimate scenes rather than high drama. In this case, the author decides to immortalize a moment of everyday life of extreme sweetness: a mother, dressed according to the folk costumes typical of southern Italy, walks outdoors with her two children, a newborn tenderly held in his arms and a larger one that in the meantime collects amused oranges. 

The Mediterranean of the scene emerges strongly not only from the warm and soft chromatic shades used, which recall an atmosphere of sunset, but also from the many details that enrich the setting: the sea in the distance on which you can see a boat, the lush vegetation, the clothing of the characters, the light stone typical of the buildings of southern Italy, the presence of citrus. 

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