Domenico Gargiulo detto Micco Spadaro: Paesaggista e "cronista" napoletano
Milano; Roma: Jandi Sapi, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. VII, [1], 434pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over grey cloth with white lettering on spine. Book housed in its pictorial paper covered slipcase. Exhaustive and pictorial catalogue raisonne of Domenico Gargiulo's work. Gargiulo was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Naples and known for his landscapes. He was also called Micco Spadaro because his father was a maker of swords (spade). He was trained in the workshop of the battle-painter Aniello Falcone, where he was contemporary of Andrea di Leone and Salvator Rosa. Gargiulo also worked with Viviano Codazzi. His early works were influenced by Paul Bril and Filippo Napoletano. Among his pupils was Ignazio Oliva. He was patronized by a collectors such as Gaspar Roomer. He also worked in the Certosa di San Martino, where he painted in the Coro dei Conversi and Quarto del priori. Gargiulo painted a representation of the insurrection by Masaniello and of the plague of 1656. This volume is profusely illustrated throughout with 197 color and b/w photographic reproductions of paintings and 78 b/w photographic reproductions of drawings. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page, and stamp at lower paper edge. Text in Italian. Slipcase, dust-jacket, binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Item #36432
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