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17th Century Still Life Painting Oil on Canvas Area of Ruoppolo

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Area of ??Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo (Naples, 1629 - 1697) Still life with fruit and little bird Measures: Oil on canvas, 62 x 83 cm The still life in question shows juicy citrus fruits, among which we can recognize oranges and cedars, together with red berries scattered on the ground. A cheerful little bird rests on the edge of a terracotta pot in which some pink-mottled carnations grow. The landscape that can be observed all around is veiled by clouds and shaded by shrubs, while in the distance there is a green hill. Dominating the foreground and standing out from the dark background is the fruit which, lush and juicy, stands out in the vivacity of the colors in contrast with the dark background. The full-bodied brushstroke that delineates the wrinkled peel of citrus fruits to restore the realism of the fruit, just as the green leaves of the stems softly folded on themselves are sketched with extreme truthfulness, they ascribe the work to a painter working in the circle of Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo. Ruoppolo is a Neapolitan artist, specialized in the genre of still life, indeed De Dominici himself in his Lives of Neapolitan painters, sculptors and architects recognizes him a primary role in the Neapolitan school of the genre. He studied, together with Giuseppe Recco (1634 -?), In the workshop of Paolo Porpora (1617 - 1673). He painted almost exclusively fruit and flower paintings. As a consequence of his relationship with the merchant Gasparo Romer, his works met with considerable success also abroad, in particular in Flanders, purchased and consequently spread by the Neapolitan patricians and aristocrats who settled there for business. His elegant style does not seek calligraphy or minute decorative taste but a refined and direct sense of reality, of Caravaggesque ancestry. This ancestry is associated with its vibrant, lively and varied choice of colors, capable of lighting up the composition, also characterized by a profound and analytical search for detail. For a precise comparison with the work see the Still life with citrus, orange blossom and parrot and Fruit and vegetables in a landscape presented on the market and of similar composition.
  • Similar to:
    Giovan Battista Ruoppolo (Painter)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.41 in (62 cm)Width: 32.68 in (83 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Canvas,Hand-Painted,Oiled,Painted
  • Place of Origin:
    Italy
  • Period:
    17th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    17th Century
  • Condition:
    Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. The painting has been cleaned.
  • Seller Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5918226762652

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