This hyper-realist oil on canvas Orlando Furioso,top right, was painted by Pierre Peyrolle in 1996 and is one of the collection of pictures by the artist included in La Profondeur de l’Artifice, the first exhibition for the French artist in the UK.
It runs at the Tomasso Brothers’ London gallery until May 11. Though the dealership specialises in European sculpture from the Renaissance to Neo- Classical periods, this is one of several of contemporary shows it has staged, including a ceramics installation in its London premises during the London Design Festival last year.
Peyrolle is influenced by Old Master artists as well as the 19th century Swiss symbolist and romantic Arnold Böcklin. According to his website, he seeks to “breathe life into the past” as a champion of representation.