Raffaello SORBI
(Florence 1844 - 1831)

Paesaggio toscano
in tempo di pioggia
oil on panel
cm. 5,5x15
signed bottom center

Bibliography:
1) Catalogo Bolaffi della Pittura Italiana dell'Ottocento n. 2, Turin, 1969, fig. p. 440.

Raffaello Sorbi, a student of Ciseri at the Academy in Florence, started quite early to work on historic subjects and genre scenes that were noted for the great accuracy of the image and virtuosity of their execution. In fact, so masterful were his paintings that he very soon became a sought-after and well-paid artist. A friend of the Macchiaioli group, he was especially influenced in a large series of small or tiny panels that are particularly appreciated today in the way they depict aspects and scenes of Tuscan and rural life.
The Paesaggio toscano in tempo di pioggia is one of these. The field scene immersed in gray autumn light is characterized by the particular gracefulness of the design.