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Period: Early 19th Century
Item Ships From: Europe
View of the Ovo Castle in the Moonlight, a 19th century Neapolitan gouache
Located in PARIS, FR
Neapolitan gouaches appeared in the eighteenth century when tourism in the Naples area was developing: the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii made this city a mandatory stop on the Grand Tour, the journey made by wealthy Europeans to complete their education.
Generally small in size for ease of transport and affordable in price, these gouaches were the ideal travel souvenir that these tourists of the early days were bringing back to capture the idyllic landscapes they had discovered during their journey and to share them with family and friends upon their return at home.
The Bay of Naples and the eruptions of Vesuvius are the favourite themes of these views. Here we have a view of the Ovo Castle, which was rebuilt on the island of Partenope, in the middle of the Bay of Naples and about a hundred metres from the shore by the Normans in the 12th century on antique ruins...
Category
Romantic Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
A Beautiful Pair of Early 19th Century Landscapes
Located in London, GB
Richard Hilder (1813-1852)
Pair of Landscapes
Oil on Panel
9 1/4 X 11 3/4 inches, Framed
Provenance: Important Private Collection
Richard H. Hilder was a landscape painter and oc...
Category
Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
