Old painting of still life with fish and snails, oil on canvas from the 1600s.

Oil on canvas. Lombard school, late 17th-early 18th century. The painting, previously sold at the Wannenes auction in 2018, is attributed to Giovanni Blasio, an artist close in style to Felice Boselli but distinguished by his specific representation of fish. In-depth studies specific to this artist are ongoing, but it is known that he was active between Lombardy and Emilia at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century. The composition features three large fish resembling pike, one of which occupies the entire right edge of the canvas, suspended near a set of plants on the ground or elevated outside. In the foreground on the left is a bowl filled with snails, with two crabs placed in front; in the centre, a large basin filled with pomegranates, with cucumbers and two bunches of lavender placed in front. In the background are two other pike, one suspended, the other resting on an elevated platform on which a large basket filled with mushrooms is displayed, almost hidden by shadows. The painting has been restored and relined in the past. It is presented in a gilded frame from the late 19th century. In the background, on an elevated platform to the left, there is a.