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122 - Luigi Del Giudice (active in Naples between 1777 and 1816) Popular Festival in Serra San Bruno Gouache, 43x66 cm
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€2,000 - 3,000Sale fees
Luigi Del Giudice (active in Naples between 1777 and 1816) Popular Festival in Serra San Bruno Gouache, 43x66 cm Provenance: Santangelo family collection, Naples Exhibitions: *C'era una Volta Napoli. Itinerari meravigliosi nelle gouaches del Sette e Ottocento* (Once Upon a Time in Naples: Wonderful Journeys Through 18th- and 19th-Century Gouaches), curated by Denise Maria Pagano; held at the Museo Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes, Naples, from December 22, 2002, to June 1, 2003; and at the Capitoline Museums, Palazzo Caffarelli, Rome, from September 18 to November 16, 2003.The lot presented here is a refined example of the work of Luigi Del Giudice, one of the foremost exponents of “genre-view” painting (*vedutismo di costume*) of the Neapolitan School at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. A student who carried forward the great documentary and Enlightenment-inspired tradition established by Alessandro D’Anna, Del Giudice distinguished himself by moving beyond the mere cataloging of isolated “popular types,” instead placing his figures within complex, dynamic, and collective narratives set against the backdrop of the Campanian landscape.The composition depicts a lively rural celebration just outside a village. The costumes are rendered with near-miniaturist precision—capturing the intricate details of embroidery and velvet—while a delicate Campanian landscape unfolds in the background. SANTANGELO FAMILY COLLECTION
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Antique Paintings, 19th-Century Paintings and Sculptures, Casa Santangelo CollectionAuction house
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