Pietro Novelli Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Pietro Novelli Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 29, 2026
PIETRO NOVELLI (Monreale, 1603 – Palermo, 1647) - Saint Peter
Est: €14,000 - €15,000
Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 52 x 42 cm. Pietro Novelli, known as Il Monrealese, was the most important figure in 17th-century Sicilian painting and one of the artists who best fused the naturalist tradition derived from Caravaggio with the classicist influences arriving from Rome and Bologna. This work depicts Saint Peter in a half-bust composition, showing the apostle in his later years holding the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, his most characteristic iconographic attribute. The saint is portrayed with profound psychological intensity, through an image of great sobriety and spiritual strength that focuses all attention on the expression of his face. The directed lighting highlights the apostle's broad forehead, graying beard, and hands, creating a powerful contrast with the dark background and reinforcing the effect of introspection. The composition fully reflects the Sicilian naturalist tradition developed by Novelli during his mature period, characterized by monumental figures, a warm palette dominated by earth tones and ochres, and a special ability to convey humanity and emotion in sacred figures. The facial features, the treatment of the flesh tones, and the modeling of the drapery find parallels in various depictions of apostles and saints by the Sicilian master and his circle. The presence of the keys unequivocally identifies the figure as Saint Peter, the first pope of the Church and one of the most recurrent subjects in Baroque devotional painting. The work stands out for the nobility of the image, the expressive intensity of the face, and the quality of the execution—characteristics that explain the prominence achieved by Pietro Novelli within the Italian artistic landscape of the 17th century. Lot in international warehouse (within the EU). Intra-EU shipping: no import duties apply within the EU. An export permit from the country of origin may be required.
Templum Fine Art Auctions
May. 27, 2026
PIETRO NOVELLI
Est: €4,000 - €7,000
(Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647) Ritratto d'uomo Olio su tela, cm 76,5X64 Provenienza: Collezione privata 'Un pittore che nel '600 impresse nuova e gagliarda vita all'arte siciliana allora bamboleggiante dietro le orme del toscano Filippo Paladino', così definisce l'artista Enrico Mauceri in un pionieristico intervento sul pittore siciliano (E. Mauceri, Pietro Novelli (Il Monrealese), Monatshefte für Kunstwissenschaft, vol. 2, n. 8 (1909), pp. 379-392). Novelli, infatti, si deve giudicare uno dei più importanti interpreti del caravaggismo riberesco, da lui appreso durante il soggiorno napoletano avvenuto tra il 1631 e il 1633. Le opere da lui realizzate negli anni successivi dimostrano che l'artista consegue un naturalismo di straordinaria efficacia, in modo particolare quando si dedica al genere ritrattistico dove riesce a infondere alle sue creazioni una peculiare interpretazione del pittore iberico. Si ringrazia Vincenzo Abate per l'attribuzione. Bibliografia di riferimento: A. Mazzè, Pietro Novelli e il suo ambiente, Palermo 1990, ad vocem AA.VV., Pietro Novelli e il suo ambiente, catalogo della mostra, Palermo 1990, ad vocem F. Campagna Cicala, Considerazioni sugli esordi di Pietro Novelli tra Roma e Napoli, in Storia dell'arte, 1992, n. 75, pp. 176-188
Wannenes Art Auctions
May. 22, 2026
Pietro Novelli detto il Monrealese (Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647) - Allegoria dell'Architettura
Est: €300 - €500
Penna, inchiostro e matita su carta vergellata, cm. 12,3x17. L'opera è accompagnata dall'expertise della Dott.ssa Maria Cecilia Fabbri, in data 14 aprile 2021
Pananti Casa D'Aste SRL
May. 13, 2026
Pietro Novelli of Monreale (attributed to) (Monreale 1603 - Palermo 1647) Saint Paul the Apostle
Est: €2,500 - €5,000
Pietro Novelli il Monrealese (attributed to) (Monreale 1603 - Palermo 1647) Saint Paul the Apostle Oil on canvas 55.5 x 42.5 cm with frame 65 x 52 cm The bearded man depicted in the work here, grasping a sword, must clearly be interpreted as Saint Paul. The painting is also likely to be considered a fragment of an originally larger composition, perhaps conceived to be placed alongside the corresponding depiction of Saint Peter. The painting can reasonably be ascribed to the work of Pietro Novelli, an important Sicilian painter active in the 17th century and known also for his production of figures of bearded old men characterized by strong realism and expressive intensity. As the painting here also demonstrates, this work is strongly imbued with Caravaggism.
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
Feb. 13, 2026
Pietro Novelli detto il Monrealese (Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647) - Allegoria dell'Architettura
Est: €500 - €800
Penna, inchiostro e matita su carta vergellata, cm. 12,3x17. L'opera è accompagnata dall'expertise della Dott.ssa Maria Cecilia Fabbri, in data 14 aprile 2021.
Pananti Casa D'Aste SRL
Feb. 10, 2026
PIETRO ANTONIO NOVELLI (attr. a)
Est: €50 - €70
(Venezia, 1729 - 1804) Tancredi e Clorinda Penna e pennello seppia su carta celestina con lumi di biacca, cm 26,7X36,3 Sul verso iscrizione ottocentesca a matita: 'Tancredi canto del Tasso, Bassetti Pittore Veronese' Provenienza: Milano, Trinca Milano, collezione Riccoboni Milano, collezione privata Databile alla fine del XVIII secolo, il disegno esprime una cultura pittorica indubbiamente veneta e neoclassica. Queste considerazioni conducono a confronti con le opere di Pietro Antonio Novelli e rammentano le parole espresse dal Pallucchini (Pallucchini, 1996, p. 477) sul felice 'equilibrio tra l'infatuazione del gusto neoclassico [...] e la tradizione tardo barocca alla quale era stato educato' a proposito degli affreschi realizzati dall'artista a Padova nei palazzi Pisani e Zigno. L'esecuzione di queste opere avviene dopo il 1784, ossia dopo il fortunato soggiorno romano in cui il pittore perfezionò il suo naturale talento nell'ornare 'quegli spazi progettati secondo i canoni di un elegante, domestico classicismo, come di un palladianesimo rivisto attraverso la lezione degli Adam' (Mariuz, 2005, p. 72). Bibliografia di riferimento: R. Pallucchini, La pittura nel Veneto. Il Settecento, II, Milano 1996, pp. 473-483 A. Mariuz, La pittura di storia a Venezia nella seconda metà del Settecento, in Antonio Canova. La cultura figurativa e letteraria dei grandi centri italiani, I, Venezia e Roma, Bassano del Grappa 2005, pp. 59-77 D. Ton, Padova, in La pittura nel Veneto. Il Settecento di Terraferma, a cura di G. Pavanello, Milano 2011, pp. 44
Wannenes Art Auctions
Dec. 03, 2025
Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese (Italian, 1603-1647)
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese (Italian, 1603-1647) Saint James the Greater oil on canvas, unframed 76.2 x 63.5cm In the opinion of Prof. Nicola Spinosa, who has confirmed the attribution to Novelli, this work can be dated to after the artist's visit to Naples in 1630-31 where he was influenced by the work of Ribera, as is likely reflected by the theatrical use of chiaroscuro and emotional intensity of the painting. Other depictions of Saint James by Novelli are known, including one at Burghley House and another in the Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille. However, both those works depict the Saint facing forwards, and are less dramatic in composition than the present picture. The painting has been lined, there are some minor undulations across the surface and the paint layer is cupped with a regular network of age cracks. The painting is worn in areas, mainly located in the darker paint passages. Areas of overpaint are present, the overpaint is slightly discoloured in places but acceptable from a normal viewing distance. The varnish is glossy and fairly even.
Cheffins
Dec. 02, 2025
Pietro Novelli the Monrealese (Monreale 1603 - Palermo 1647) Study for the Assumption of the Madonna
Est: €500 - €800
Study for the Assumption of the Madonna. Ink on paper, 310x210 mm - framed, 51x41 cm. Inscribed lower left: “P. Novelli Monrealese.”
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
Nov. 25, 2025
Pietro Antonio Novelli, Allegoria dell'Architettura. 1770-1773 ca.
Est: €600 - €1,200
Penna e inchiostro bruno su tracce di matita nera, carta vergellata bianca con parte di filigrana "BIRG...". In alto a destra il numero "74" a penna e inchiostro bruno in antica grafia. mm 124x172. Disegno applicato al margine superiore entro antico montaggio decorato in cartoncino con filetto oro. Con il montaggio: mm 190x240. Il disegno è accompagnato da ampia e dettagliata expertise di Maria Cecilia Fabbri.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 21, 2025
Pietro Novelli: John the Baptist with the Lamb of God
Est: €20,000 - €40,000
NOVELLI, PIETRO ('Il Monrealese') 1603 Monreale - 1647 Palermo Title: John the Baptist with the Lamb of God. Technique: Oil on canvas. Mounting: Relined. Measurement: 153 x 120cm. Frame: Framed. Provenance: Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Luisa of Naples/Sicily Collection, then Duchess of Berry (19th April 1865); Art market, USA; Private ownership, Germany. Along with Antonello da Messina, Pietro Novelli is considered the most important Sicilian artist of the old masters. In addition to his work as a painter, he was also active as an engraver, architect and military engineer. Novelli was trained in his father's workshop in Monreale, Sicily, and was initially influenced by the local Mannerist painting of the late Mannerist period. After moving to Palermo, the young man turned his attention to the art of Van Dyck, who was staying in the city between 1622 and 1624 to carry out various commissions. Around 1633, Novelli was in Rome and finally in Naples, where he changed his stylistic language once again under the influence of the art scene dominated by Ribera and Massimo Stanzione. These influences led Novelli to develop his own personal style, characterised by a pronounced dark light and a sensual brushstroke reminiscent of Venetian painting, which he probably saw in Rome, but also reminiscent of the works of Van Dyck. This painting, depicting the young Saint John the Baptist with the Lamb of God, is mentioned in the painting inventory from the 19th of April 1865 by Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Luisa delle Due Sicilie, Duchess of Berry by marriage, as 'Monrealèse: Saint-Jean assis, streichelnder Sohn mouton' (Monrealese: Saint John seated, caressing the lamb). This attribution was confirmed by Riccardo Lattuada, who states that it is an early work by the Sicilian artist. We would like to thank Riccardo Lattuada, Naples, who confirmed the current attribution on the basis of a high-resolution digital photograph. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Pietro Novelli Baroque 17th C. Old Masters Framed Religious Art Painting Saints
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 13, 2025
Il Monrealese (bottega di) (Monreale 1603 - Palermo 1647)
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Saint Peter and Saint Agatha Oil on canvas cm. 140x108. Framed Private collection. The canvas is a high-quality replica of Pietro Novelli's painting, now preserved in the Schönborn Castle Gallery in Pommersfelden, presumably executed in the painter's workshop. COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: G. Di Stefano, Pietro Novelli il Monrealese, Palermo 1989, n. 186, p. 312; AA.VV., Pietro Novelli e il suo ambiente, cat. della mostra, Palermo, 10 Giugno - 30 Ottobre 1990, n. II.52, pp. 290-291.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Oct. 25, 2025
Pietro Antonio Novelli Caterina II. riconosciuta Imperatrice di tutte le Ru…
Est: €300 -
Novelli, Pietro Antonio Caterina II. riconosciuta Imperatrice di tutte le Russie. 1797. Kupferstich auf Bütten. 36 x 41 cm. In der Platte signiert. Eine Tafel aus: Vita, E Fasti Di Caterina II. Imperatrice Ed Autocratrice Di Tutte Le Russie ec. ec. Lugano, 1797. - Der detailreiche Kupferstich zeigt Katharina die Große beim Einreiten in die russische Hauptstadt. Die Herrscherin, zentral im Bild plaziert, trägt eine Krone und einen Umhang und wird durch das Spiel mit Hell- und Dunkelflächen künstlerisch hervorgehoben. - Leicht fleckig. Mit Knickfalten. Bis zum Plattenrand beschniten. Insgesamt gut erhalten. Copper engraving on laid paper. Signed in the plate. - A plate from: Vita, E Fasti Di Caterina II. Imperatrice Ed Autocratrice Di Tutte Le Russie ec. ec. Lugano, 1797 - The detailed copperplate engraving shows Catherine the Great riding into the Russian capital. The ruler, placed in the center of the picture, wears a crown and a cloak and is artistically emphasized by the play of light and dark areas. - Slightly stained. With creases. Trimmed to the platemark. Overall in good condition.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Jul. 15, 2025
NOVELLI, Pietro (1603-1647)- ALESSANDRI, Innocente, engraver. Vita di S. Filippo Neri institutore della Congregazione dell'oratorio in sessanta tavole in rame. Venice: Alessandri, 1793.
Est: €500 - €800
A wide-margined copy of this rare 18th-century illustrated work depicting the life of Saint Philip Neri featuring Baroque Rome as the visual and symbolic setting. The drawings are by the celebrated Sicilian painter Novelli. Folio (428 x 325mm). Engraved title-page and 60 copper-engraved plates, in good condition and with wide margins. Contemporary sheep-backed boards with patterned paper sides (spine worn with loss). Provenance: Ambrogio Dellachà (1824-1916), bookplate to front pastedown. (1)
Wannenes Art Auctions
May. 19, 2025
Pietro Antonio Novelli Bacchus and Ariadne on the island of Naxos - Bacchic festival
Est: €2,500 - €4,500
Pietro Antonio Novelli Bacchus and Ariadne on the island of Naxos - Bacchic feast at the bottom left bear the inscription "Carpioni pinx" Indian ink and watercolor ink on paper 290x370 mm - with frame 47x58 cm
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
May. 14, 2025
Pietro Antonio Novelli (1729 - Venedig - 1804) – Die heilige Elisabeth von Reute, vor einem Altar betend
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Feder in Braun über Spuren von Bleigriffel auf Bütten. 25,2 x 14,8 cm (oben bogenförmig zugeschnitten). Verso mit Skizze von Engelsköpfen. Die Zuweisung dieses Entwurfs an Novelli wurde von Eckhart Knab, Albertina, Wien, vorgenommen (Brief vom 28.5.1982). – Oben rechts ein brauner Fleck, ansonsten nur vereinzelt schwach fleckig. Verso entlang der linken Blattkante mit Kleberückständen ehemaliger Montierung. Recto an dieser Stelle etwas gebräunt. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Taxation: differenzbesteuert (VAT: Margin Scheme)
Karl & Faber - Timed
Apr. 16, 2025
ATTRIBUITO A PIETRO NOVELLI DETTO IL MONREALESE 1603-1647 La comunione di S. Maria Egiziaca - ATTRIBUITO A PIETRO NOVELLI DETTO IL MONREALESE 1603-1647 La comunione di S. Maria Egiziaca
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Olio su tela. 51,50 x 39,50 cm Derivazione della celebre Pala d'altare realizzata per la Chiesa di Santa Cita di Palermo e oggi conservata presso la Galleria Regionale della Sicilia Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo. - Oil on canvas. 20.28 x 15.55 in. Derived from the famous altarpiece made for the Church of Santa Cita in Palermo and now in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo.
Aste Bolaffi
Dec. 10, 2024
DIPINTO
Est: €2,500 - €2,800
Pietro Novelli (Monreale 1603-Palermo 1647) (attribuito) 'San Paolo' olio cm. 97x120 Vedi scheda storico-scientifica ed attributiva di Alessandro Delpriori
Aste Boetto SRL
Sep. 23, 2024
Pietro NOVELLI
Est: €800 - €1,200
Pietro NOVELLI (Palerme, 1603 - 1647) Couronnement de la Vierge Plume et encre brune, lavis brun sur traits de crayon avec mise au carreau Sans cadre 25.5 x 18.0 cm Notre dessin est une étude préparatoire pour le plafond de l'oratoire du Saint-Rosaire de l'église de San Domenico à Palerme. Pietro NOVELLI (Palerme, 1603 - 1647) 25.5 x 18.0 cm Notre dessin est une étude préparatoire pour le plafond de l'oratoire du Saint-Rosaire de l'église de San Domenico à Palerme.
Artcurial
May. 29, 2024
PIETRO NOVELLI (Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647). ‘Infant Jesus and Saint Christopher’. Oil on canvas. Relined.
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
PIETRO NOVELLI (Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647). ‘Infant Jesus and Saint Christopher’. Oil on canvas. Relined. Size: 120 x 85 cm; 143 x 108 cm (frame). Formally, this work belongs to the Italian school of the first half of the 17th century, more specifically to the circle of Pietro Novelli. Thus, we see in this work the tenderness, delicacy and subtlety that were Novelli's hallmarks, particularly evident in the delicate canvases, skilfully rendered, and in the pearly flesh tones, worked with a modelling based on the subtlety of the play of light and shade. Pietro Novelli, of Italian origin, achieved great fame as a painter, although he also devoted himself to architecture and was appointed architect to the kingdom. His training was linked to his father's workshop, who was also a painter. His links with Palermo, a place to which he travelled frequently, indicate that he probably attended the school of Vito Carrera. Furthermore, the presence of Van Dyck and the stylistic influence of the master that can be seen in Novelli's painting reinforces the idea that he trained in Palermo. A devotional work in which the artist depicts Saint Christopher with the Child. Christopher is a saint whose legend goes back no further than the 11th century, originating from the development of his name, Christophorus, which in Greek means ‘the one who carries Christ’. Originally, this expression was understood in a spiritual sense, as one who carries Christ in his heart. Later it was taken in a material sense. According to the tradition popularised during the 13th century by the Golden Legend, the man who carried Christ on his shoulders could only be a giant. Proud of his strength, he only agreed to serve the most powerful king in the universe. He placed himself in the service of a monarch, but finding that the monarch was afraid of the devil, he left him to serve Satan. Disappointed again that the sight of a cross at a crossroads was enough to defeat the devil, he pledged himself to serve Christ, and to please him he devoted himself to helping travellers and pilgrims across a dangerous river. One evening he heard himself called by a child, who asked him to carry him on his shoulders; but his burden grew heavier and heavier. So much so that the giant reached the opposite bank with difficulty. Then the child made himself known as Christ. To prove it to him, he asked Christopher to plant his staff in the ground, which immediately became a palm tree laden with fruit.
Setdart Auction House
Apr. 18, 2024
Pietro Novelli Il Monrealese (bottega di) Saint Paul
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Oil on canvas Canvas cm. 101x76. Framed
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Feb. 27, 2024
Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese - Sketch of Christ, full-length, barefoot and dressed in long robes
Est: £700 - £1,000
Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese, Italian 1603-1647 Sketch of Christ, full-length, barefoot and dressed in long robes; pen and black ink on laid paper, with a sketch of 'The Holy Trinity In Glory’ verso, 17.5 x 19.3 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The subject of the present work, recto, is presumably an image of Christ in profile - a deviation from the image verso, and also as suggested by the lines around the top of the figure's head, suggesting a halo. The sketch verso relates to Novelli's large-scale oil 'The Holy Trinity', held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest [no.714]. We are grateful to Dr Nicola Spinosa for confirming the attribution of the present lot.
Roseberys
Dec. 20, 2023
Il Morrealese Pietro Novelli (attribuito a) (Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647) Madonna Immacolata su falce di luna contornata da cherubini olio su tela centinata cm 121x127; con cornice cm 140x138,5
Est: €15,000 - €17,000
Il Morrealese Pietro Novelli (attribuito a) (Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647) Madonna Immacolata su falce di luna contornata da cherubini olio su tela centinata cm 121x127; con cornice cm 140x138,5
Gliubich Casa d'Aste
Dec. 18, 2023
PIETRO NOVELLI, IL MONREALESE Monreale, Italy (1603) / Palermo, Italy (1647) "Saint Christopher with the Child"
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Oil on canvas Provenance: -Collection of the Granada diplomat Fernando Gomez Contreras, first third of the 19th century. XX -Private collection, Madrid. Reference bibliography: -Moir, A., “The Italian followers of Caravaggio”. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967, t. I, early 191-194. -Scuderi, V., “Caravaggeschi nordici …operanti in Sicilia. La posizione di Pietro Novelli”, in “Caravaggio in Sicilia, il suo tempo, il suo influsso de el”, cat. of exp. Palermo: Enzo Sellerio, 1984, early 183-224 and 259-264. -Calvesi, M., (coordinator), “Il caravaggismo di Pietro Novelli”, in “L'ultimo Caravaggio e la cultura artistica a Napoli in Sicilia ea Malta. Atti del convegno”, Ediprint, Siracusa, 1987, early 315-336. -Di Stefano, G., “Pietro Novelli il Monrealese”, Flaccovio Editore, Palermo, 1989. -VV. AA., “Pietro Novelli and his environment”, cat. of exp., Flaccovio Editore, Palermo, 1990. -Mendola, G. and Davi, G., “Pompa Magna. Pietro Novelli e l'ambiente monrealese”, Messina Grafica Editoriale, Piana degli Albanesi, 2008. Measurements: 120.5 x 85 cm
Ansorena
Nov. 24, 2023
Il Monrealese, Pietro Novelli (Monreale 1603-Palermo 1647) - Putti
Est: -
Private collection Principe di Galati. With certification of guarantee and lawful origin.
ArtLaRosa
Nov. 22, 2023
Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese, - Sketch of Christ, full-length, barefoo…
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese, Italian 1603-1647- Sketch of Christ, full-length, barefoot and dressed in long robes; pen and black ink on laid paper, with a sketch of 'The Holy Trinity In Glory’ verso, 17.5 x 19.3 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The subject of the present work, recto, is presumably an image of Christ in profile - a deviation from the image verso, and also as suggested by the lines around the top of the figure's head, suggesting a halo. The sketch verso relates to Novelli's large-scale oil 'The Holy Trinity', held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest [no.714]. We are grateful to Dr Nicola Spinosa for confirming the attribution of the present lot.
Roseberys
Jun. 29, 2023
PIETRO NOVELLI, San Paolo, Olio su tela
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
PIETRO NOVELLI detto "IL MONREALESE" (Monreale 1603 - Palermo 1647) San Paolo Olio su tela Cornice in legno intagliato, laccato e dorato L'opera è corredata di expertise del professore Stefano Causa redatto a Napoli il 18/10/2018 Provenienza: Nobile famiglia siciliana. cm 55,5 x 41.
Benedetto Trionfante Auction House s.r.l
May. 20, 2023
Pietro Antonio Novelli, Classical Female Head in Profile
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Inscribed lower centre and lower right: Novelli, with an unidentified collector's stamp lower centre. Framed under glass
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 11, 2023
NOVELLI, PIETRO, Zugeschrieben - Attributed: Trachtenpaar mit Pulcinella.
Est: CHF225 - CHF450
NOVELLI, PIETRO (Monreale 1603 - 1647 Palermo); Zugeschrieben - Attributed : Trachtenpaar mit Pulcinella; Feder in Braun und schwarze Kreide auf Bütten; 27x39 cm (BG), gerahmt
Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG
Mar. 14, 2023
PIETRO NOVELLI (attr. a)
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
(Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647) Madonna Olio su tela, cm 39X33 Il dipinto ritrae il volto della Vergine ed è raffrontabile ad una serie di variazioni incentrate sul gruppo della Madonna con il Bambino, riscontrabile in altre opere dell'artista, come La Vergine col Bambino, Sant'Ignazio e San Francesco Saverio conservata nella cattedrale di Palermo e La Vergine concede le indulgenze a San Francesco appartenente alla Galleria Regionale di Sicilia (già a Palermo, Palazzo Reale, Cappella dei Viceré); o alla Madonna con il Bambino e San Bernardo del Museo Civico di Agrigento (Cfr. AA.VV., Pietro Novelli e il suo ambiente, catalogo della mostra, Palermo, 1990, II. 12, pp. 194-195; II.58d, pp. 302-305; II.77, pp. 354-355). La datazione della tela dovrebbe collocarsi alla maturità, intorno al 1635-1640 per le tonalità della gamma cromatica e le evidenti suggestioni desunte dall'arte napoletana di Giuseppe Ribera modulata sul pittoricismo di Anton Van Dyck.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Dec. 13, 2022
PIETRO NOVELLI, IL MONREALESE - Saint Christopher with the Child
Est: -
PIETRO NOVELLI, IL MONREALESE Monreale 1603 – Palermo 1647 Saint Christopher with the Child Oil on canvas Size 121 x 84.5 cm Origin: Collection of the Granada diplomat Fernando Gómez Contreras, first third of the s. XX Pietro Novelli is one of the most outstanding artists of the Sicilian art scene of the 17th century. The son of a painter, his early training included frequent trips to Palermo, where it has been suggested that he attended the Vito Carrera school. Van Dyck's passage through Sicily in 1624 had an immediate influence on the island artists, so this undoubtedly constitutes one of his greatest debts; In addition, we know that Novelli was a member of the Compañía del Rosario since 1630, and that this community received The Coronation of the Virgin from the Antwerp painter on those same dates. It has also been pointed out that, between 1631 and 1632, he was able to make a trip to Naples and Rome, so his influences should be extended to the naturalism of painters such as Antiveduto Grammatica, Battistello Caracciolo, Massimo Stanzione or José de Ribera, who have determined his artistic personality, in which riverside naturalism is combined with the refined elegance and color of Van Dyck. His pictorial career developed in parallel to his work as an architect. Novelli was appointed "architect of the kingdom" of Sicily in 1643, but we only know this facet through his designs, since none of his architectural works have survived to this day. In Spain, works by Novelli are kept from the Royal Collection and the founding fund of the Royal Academy of San Fernando, as well as from various private collections.
Subastas Segre
Jun. 04, 2022
PIETRO NOVELLI, Olio su tela
Est: €40,000 - €50,000
PIETRO NOVELLI detto il Monrealese (Monreale 1603 - 1643) L'ombra di Samuele rievocata da Saul Olio su tela Cornice in legno intagliato e dorato. Opera pubblicata nel catalogo "I miti e il territorio nella Sicilia dalle mille culture", pag. 36,37,38,39. Collezione privata. cm 139 x 160.
Benedetto Trionfante Auction House s.r.l
May. 13, 2022
PIETRO NOVELLI CALLED IL MONREALESE (Monreale 1603 - Palermo 1647), ATTRIBUTED TO
Est: €300 - €400
Saint Nicola di Bari with royal couple, Christ and the Virgin in the clouds Watercolour and ink on brown varnished paper applied on cardboard, cm. 29,5X21 PROVENANCE: Private collection, central-Italy.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
May. 05, 2022
NOVELLI, PIETRO, Zugeschrieben - Attributed: Trachtenpaar mit Pulcinella.
Est: CHF400 - CHF900
NOVELLI, PIETRO (Monreale 1603 - 1647 Palermo); Zugeschrieben - Attributed : Trachtenpaar mit Pulcinella; Feder in Braun und schwarze Kreide auf Bütten; 27x39 cm (BG), gerahmt
Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG
Mar. 10, 2022
Circle of PIETRO NOVELLI (Monreale, 1603-Palermo, 1647). "Saint Rosalia of Palermo". Oil on canvas. Relined.
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
Circle of PIETRO NOVELLI (Monreale, 1603-Palermo, 1647). "Saint Rosalia of Palermo". Oil on canvas. Re-coloured. Size: 114 x 76 cm. A still life placed in the foreground and formed by an open book and a skull, indicates us the subject of the represented scene. On this Vanitas, kneeling and with a pious gesture is the woman mentioned in the book Santa Rosalia. She is comforted by the figure of the Virgin and Jesus, who surround her and in the case of the Virgin even consoles her with his arms. In front of the saint, the figure of Christ is shown as a vision of resurrection. Standing, dressed in a voluminous red cloak, Jesus stretches out his hands towards the saint, showing her the wounds on his hands. The heavenly area is dominated by the presence of God the Father, in the centre, the dove of the Holy Spirit on the left, and on the right, three little loves, one of whom holds a floral garland with which he approaches to crown Saint Rosalie. Rosalia of Palermo was a 12th-century Italian saint whose cult was promoted by the Benedictines. She is considered a protector against infectious diseases, such as the plague, and is also invoked to seek her protection in difficult times. Rosalia lived in solitude, poverty and penance, and according to her hagiography she performed miracles such as the extinction of the plague that devastated her native Sicily. Patron saint of Palermo, she enjoys great devotion in Sicily. Saint Rosalia was an important subject in Italian Renaissance and Baroque painting, particularly in the sacre conversazioni (group images of saints flanking the Virgin Mary) of artists such as Riccardo Quartararo, Mario di Laurito, Vincenzo La Barbara and possibly Antonello da Messina. But it was the Flemish master Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1637), who was caught in Palermo during the plague of 1624, who produced the largest number of paintings of her. Saint Rosalia is usually depicted as a young woman with flowing blonde hair, wearing a Franciscan hood or a crown of flowers and leaning towards the city of Palermo in her peril. In this particular case, the features of Saint Rosalia and the execution of the work bring us closer to the painting of Pietro Novelli, who dedicated several of his works to the saint, notably the one in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the piece in the San Fernando School of Fine Arts. Pietro Novelli, of Italian origin, achieved great fame as a painter, although he also devoted himself to architecture and was appointed architect to the kingdom. His training was linked to his father's workshop, who was also a painter. His links with Palermo, a place to which he travelled frequently, indicate that he probably attended the school of Vito Carrera. Furthermore, the presence of Van Dyck and the stylistic influence of the master that can be seen in Novelli's painting reinforces the idea that he trained in Palermo.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 08, 2022
PIETRO ANTONIO NOVELLI
Est: €200 - €500
(Venezia, 1729 - 1804) Santo Olio su tela, cm 41X32 Databile alla seconda metà del XVIII secolo, il dipinto esprime una cultura pittorica indubbiamente veneta ed evoca stilemi desunti dall'Amigoni e tenui tracce di classicismo. Queste considerazioni conducono a confronti con le opere di Pietro Antonio Novelli e rammentano le parole espresse dal Pallucchini (Pallucchini, 1996, p. 477) sul felice 'equilibrio tra l'infatuazione del gusto neoclassico [...] e la tradizione tardobarocca alla quale era stato educato' a proposito degli affreschi realizzati dall'artista a Padova nei palazzi Pisani e Zigno. L'esecuzione di queste opere avviene dopo il 1784, ossia dopo il fortunato soggiorno romano in cui il pittore perfezionò il suo naturale talento nell'ornare 'quegli spazi progettati secondo i canoni di un elegante, domestico classicismo, come di un palladianesimo rivisto attraverso la lezione degli Adam' (Mariuz, 2005, p. 72). Bibliografia di riferimento: R. Pallucchini, La pittura nel Veneto. Il Settecento, II, Milano 1996, pp. 473-483 A. Mariuz, La pittura di storia a Venezia nella seconda metà del Settecento, in Antonio Canova. La cultura figurativa e letteraria dei grandi centri italiani, I, Venezia e Roma, Bassano del Grappa 2005, pp. 59-77 D. Ton, Padova, in La pittura nel Veneto. Il Settecento di Terraferma, a cura di G. Pavanello, Milano 2011, p. 44
Wannenes Art Auctions
Dec. 13, 2021
"Ceremonies Religieuses des Catholiques Romains"
Est: €350 - €550
A set of six coloured prints on paper Drawing by Pietro Novelli (1603–1647), engraved by Bernard Picart (1673–1733) and printed by Antonio Baratti (1724-1787) ca. 1723 (losses and faults)
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Jul. 02, 2021
PIETRO NOVELLI detto IL MONREALESE Vecchia
Est: €25,000 - €30,000
PIETRO NOVELLI detto IL MONREALESE (Monreale 1602 - 1643) Vecchia Olio su carta applicato su tela Collezione privata siciliana Il dipinto in esame è da ricondurre alla mano di Pietro Novelli, il più insigne esponente della pittura barocca siciliana. Non è da escludere che si tratti di un modello forse pensato per far parte di una composizione più vasta, che doveva essere tradotta in tela, oppure di uno studio indipendente, in cui la figura della vecchia è ritratta in una posa spontanea con lo sguardo rivolto verso l'alto a sinistra, colta in un atteggiamento sofferente e contemplativo. Volti emaciati, solcati da rughe profonde che ne contrassegnano la vecchiaia e l'inesorabile passaggio del tempo, sono presenti in numerose composizioni del Novelli come nel ritratto di vecchia conservato al museo del Palazzo Venezia a Roma, o inserti in composizioni religiose come nella scena con i Santi eremiti della chiesa di Casa Professa a Palermo. La maniera di stendere il colore e la pennellata corposa che si addensa soprattutto nel colletto bianco e sul copricapo, non pare tuttavia accostarsi agli stilemi tipici del pittore, anche se vi è da sottolineare che Il Monrealese cambiò molto, nel corso della sua carriera, i suoi modi di dipingere. La particolare caratterizzazione espressiva del volto della donna rimanda in ogni caso ad ambienti meridionali, memori delle "vecchie" ritratte da Jusepe Ribera, quelle dipinte da Alonso Rodriguez o dal caravaggista napoletano Matthias Stomer. Bibliografia: Franco Pagliaga "I miti e il territorio nella Sicilia dalle mille culture". cm 34 x 23,5.
Benedetto Trionfante Auction House s.r.l
Mar. 03, 2021
PIETRO ANTONIO NOVELLI (1603 / 1647) "Virgin and Child".
Est: €19,500 - €26,000
Presented in a period setting . Oil on canvas
Ansorena
Dec. 19, 2020
Drawing Allegedly by Pietro Novelli, said Monreale (Monreale Palermo 1603-1647) depicting St.
Est: -
Drawing Allegedly by Pietro Novelli, said Monreale (Monreale Palermo 1603-1647) depicting St. Jerome, who translated the Holy Scriptures. watercolor piece drawing on paper, brown ink. Mm 209x260.
ArtLaRosa
Oct. 10, 2020
Drawing allegedly by Pietro Novelli, the "Monrealese" (Monreale Palermo 1603-1647) depicting Saint Jerome translated th
Est: €2,400 - €9,999,999
Drawing allegedly by Pietro Novelli, the "Monrealese" (Monreale Palermo 1603-1647) depicting Saint Jerome translated the Holy Scriptures. Watercolor on paper, brown ink. Mm 209x260. "Pietro Novelli, the Monrealese, was one of the greatest exponents of baroque painting of the seventeenth century Palermo. He trained at his father’s workshop and between 1622 and 1625 was active in Rome, studying the major painters of the Renaissance. In 1630 is documented his presence in Naples, where he had the opportunity to admire works of Jusepe de Ribera and the Neapolitan naturalist painters. In Palermo, it will be strongly influenced by the paintings of the Genoese school present in the Oratory of Santo Stefano Protomartire al Monte di Pietà and the Adoration of the Shepherds of Caravaggio at the Oratory of San Lorenzo. Other suggestions come from the Flemish painter Antoon van Dyck, who stayed in Palermo in 1624. The sketch in question depicts St Jerome translating the Sacred Scriptures, immersed in a wooded landscape. The muscular figure of the saint, the draperies, as well as its posing, recall the work painted by Monrealese, representing the Resurrection of Christ, kept at the Prado Museum in Madrid." ASOR STUDIO
ArtLaRosa
Jul. 02, 2020
Pietro Antonio Novelli d. J., genannt „Il Monrealese“, 1603 – 1647, zug.
Est: €18,000 - €25,000
DIE HEILIGE FAMILIE MIT JOHANNES DEM TÄUFER Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 91 x 73 cm. In dekorativem Prunkrahmen mit Teilvergoldung. Dreivierteldarstellung der Madonna in elegantem rot-blauen Gewand, in ihrem Schoß den mit einem dünnen weißen Laken bekleideten Christusknaben haltend. Sie hat sorgsam frisiertes braunes Haar, darauf eine samtgrüne Kopfbedeckung und ein faltenreiches Tuch in Höhe ihres Dekolletés. Mit ihrem hellen falen Gesicht, den leicht geröteten Wangen, dem kleinen rötlichen Mund und ihren dunklen glänzenden Augen schaut sie ernsthaft aus dem Bild auf den Betrachter heraus. Zu ihrer rechten Seite Josef in einem braunen Gewand mit Bart, in seiner Linken die Weltenkugel mit goldenem Kreuz halten, die wiederum von dem kleinen Jesusknaben mit seiner linken Hand berührt wird. Auf der linken unteren Seite Johannes der Täufer mit angedeutetem Fellgewand und Kreuzstab mit Rotolus, Jesus einen Zinnteller mit Früchten reichend, von dem der Knabe mit seiner Rechten eine Birne ergriffen hat. Jesus schmiegt sich leicht an seine Mutter und schaut mit seinen geröteten Wangen und den braunen Augen ebenfalls direkt aus dem Bild heraus. Im Hintergrund links im Himmel zwei schwebende Puttiköpfe, ebenso in der rechten oberen Ecke ein Puttikopf mit Flügel, vor wolkigem grauen Hintergrund; dabei wird der Hinterkopf Mariens von hellerem Licht hinterfangen. Qualitävolle Malerei in reduzierter Farbigkeit. Verso zwei kleine Unterlegungen. (12313012) (18) Pietro Antonio Novelli the Younger, also known as “Il Monrealese”, 1603 - 1647, attributed THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST Oil on canvas. Relined. 91 x 73 cm. In magnificent decorative parcel-gilt frame. Three-quarter length portrait of the Virgin in an elegant red-blue gown supporting the Christ Child dressed in a thin white sheet on her lap. Two small areas of relining on the reverse.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
May. 28, 2020
Infant Saint John with the Lamb of God
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
NOVELLI, PIETRO ('Il Monrealese') 1603 Monreale - 1647 Palermo Title: Infant Saint John with the Lamb of God. Technique: Oil on canvas. Mounting: Relined. Measurement: 153 x 120cm. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Provenance: Collection Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Luisa of Naples-Sicily, later Duchess of Berry (19 April 1865); Art market, USA; Private ownership, Germany. Together with Antonello da Messina, Pietro Novelli is considered the most important Sicilian artist of the Old Masters. Next to being a painter, he also worked as an engraver, architect and military engineer. Novelli was trained in his father's workshop in Monreale, Sicily and was initially influenced by the local Mannerist art of painting of the Late Mannerism. After moving to Palermo, the young man turned to the art of Van Dyck, who stayed in the city to carry out various commissions between 1622 and 1624. Around 1633 Novelli was in Rome and finally in Naples, where he again changed his formal style inspired by the art scene dominated by Ribera and Massimo Stanzione. Through these impulses Novelli created his own personal style, which is characterized by a distinct dark lighting and a sensual brushstroke, reminiscent of Venetian paintings probably seen in Rome, but also of the works of Van Dyck. This painting, which depicts the Infant Saint John the Baptist with the Lamb of God, is mentioned in the painting inventory of April 19, 1865 by Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Luisa delle Due Sicilie, Duchess of Berry by marriage, as "Monrealèse: Saint-Jean assis, caressing son mouton". This attribution was confirmed by Riccardo Lattuada, who states that it is a youthful work of the Sicilian artist. We are grateful to Riccardo Lattuada, Naples, for confirming the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a high-resolution digital photograph.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Dec. 18, 2019
NOVELLI. Volto di donna in ovale.
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Pietro Novelli. Volto di donna in ovale. XVIII secolo Disegno firmato con inchiostro nero su carta. 188x131 mm., incollato su foglio di supporto Ovale riquadrato con doppio filetto a penna. Sotto l’ovale a sinistra firma con inchiostro bruno “P. Novelli dis”. Ottimo stato di conservazione. Studio di volto di giovane donna che guarda verso l’alto. Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1805, pittore, incisore e poeta, ebbe come precettore don Pietro Antonio Toni che lo introdusse alle arti pittoriche, ma anche alla letteratura e allo studio del clavicembalo. Dal punto di vista artistico si basò sui grandi maestri veneti della tradizione, quali Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta e Gaspare Diziani. Nel 1773 soggiornò a Bologna e nel 1779 a Roma, dove i contatti con il neoclassicismo hanno fatto il suo stile più composto ma probabilmente meno fantasioso. Nei numerosi affreschi e pale d'altare si notano anche elementi del Rococò veneziano, su cui ha influito la frequentazione di Jacopo Amigoni. Realizzò la tela raffigurante i Santi Pietro e Paolo e la Santa Trinità per la Chiesa Arcipretale di Levada di Piombino Dese. Illustrò inoltre le commedie goldoniane edite da Zatta. Rodolfo Pallucchini: «fu uno degli artisti più interessanti e vivaci della Venezia della seconda metà del secolo: certo il suo curriculum non è privo di contraddizioni anche sostanziali. Ma il suo fu il destino di chi opera nel momento di passaggio tra due civiltà: quella di Venezia tardobarocca e l’altra dell’avvento di una cultura internazionale come fu quella neoclassica».
Bado e Mart
Dec. 11, 2019
Pietro Novelli, detto il Monrealese (Monreale 1603-Palermo 1647) - Saint Francis (study for a fresco)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
dark ink on paper PROVENANCE Collezione Carlo Prayer (Lugt 2044); Collezione Bernasconi (come da iscrizione sul retro)
Finarte
Nov. 29, 2019
Novelli, Pietro: Fliegender Putto mit Lorbeerkranz
Est: €500 - €600
Fliegender Putto mit Lorbeerkranz. - Feder in Dunkelbraun. 10,5 x 10 cm (im Rund). Verso Paraphe. -- Pietro Novelli, genannt „Il Monrealese“, war der wichtigste sizilianische Maler des 17. Jahrhunderts. -- Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. -- Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 25, 2019
Pietro Novelli, detto il Monrealese (Monreale 1603-Palermo 1647) - Saint Francis (study for a fresco)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
dark ink on paper PROVENANCE Collezione Carlo Prayer (Lugt 2044); Collezione Bernasconi (come da iscrizione sul retro)
Finarte
Nov. 21, 2019
PIETRO NOVELLI, CALLED IL MONREALESE(Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647), ATTRIBUTED TO - Old woman with book (Saint Anna)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
PIETRO NOVELLI, CALLED IL MONREALESE(Monreale, 1603 - Palermo, 1647), ATTRIBUTED TO Old woman with book (Saint Anna) Oil on canvas, cm. 73x55,3. Framed
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
May. 27, 2019
Pietro Novelli, detto il Monrealese (Monreale 1603-Palermo 1647) - Study for a ceiling
Est: €500 - €1,000
dark watercolored ink on paper mm 182 x 134
Finarte Roma