Giovan Francesco Cipper, known as Todeschini (Feldkirch, 1664 - Milano, 1736) - Oil on canvas; cm 97 x 82
The picture, datable to the 4th decade of the 18th century, is genre-painting and represents a person who is smiling and playing with a cat.
Todeschini, in his work, avoids depicting melancholic people, and prefers smiling characters. Most of the works of Todeschini are genre, which are often profane representations without metaphors in which he describes scenes of every day life.