Man Blowing on an Ember

Painting by Matthias Stom
Man Blowing on an Ember by Matthias Stom

Man Blowing on an Ember is an undated work by Dutch artist Matthias Stom, one of several he produced on Sicily. It represents a man, with a turban, blowing on a ember. The composition is totally in the chiaroscuro style and it doesn't give any evidence about his setting.[1] The painting was recorded in the Ruffo collection in Messina, it is now held in the Palazzo Abatellis, in Palermo.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Benedict Nicolson, 'Stomer Brought Up-to-Date', (The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 119, No. 889, April 1977, pp. 230-243 and 245
  2. ^ (in Italian) Alessandra Anselmi (ed.), Collezionismo e politica culturale nella Calabria vicereale borbonica e postunitaria (Gangiemi Editore, 2012), page 285 and figure 3
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Matthias Stom
Paintings
  • Salome Receives the Head of John the Baptist (c. 1630-1632)
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  • Man Blowing on an Ember (uncertain)
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