Giambattista GIGOLA (Brescia, Italy, 1767 - Tremezzo , Como, 1841 )This artist trained in Italy stayed in Paris between 1802 (the year he exhibited at the Salon) and 1804. He was an intimate of Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, who, once viceroy of Italy, named him his "portrait painter in miniature". Gigola is considered one of the best Italian miniaturists. He painted very finely, especially his hair and eyes. Girl sitting three-quarters of the way to the left holding a hat full of flowers, in a signature landscapeTrace in the upper right. Miniature on ivory oval 6.2 x 5.3 cm in a gilded metal medallion ( left hand side ). Total weight: 26.15 g