Gaspare Lopez (Napoli 1677- Firenze 1732)

Gaspare Lopez (Naples 1677 - Florence 1732) "Still life with vases of flowers and majolica" Oil on canvas Canvas dimensions: 58 x 44 cm, Frame dimensions: 73 x 60 cm Excellent state of preservation, cleaned and relined. Beautiful antique gilded frame Attributable to the Neapolitan School, the still life in question shows all the stylistic and compositional similarities of the works of Gaspare Lopez, a protagonist of 18th-century Neapolitan painting in the wake of Andrea Belvedere and the French flower painters. The work documents very well the remarkable expressive skills of the painter, who is able to create a sequence of similar compositions without falling into the banality of illustrative repetition, showing a descriptive sensitivity of remarkable visual impact. For comparison, one can cite the Still Life of Flowers published by Alberto Cottino (cfr. Cottino, 2010, p.16, fig. 16). It is a painting of the finest quality with all the characteristics of the most beautiful antique still lifes, enriched by the luminous images of white and blue majolica displayed among the three redundant floral compositions. Reference bibliography: B. De Dominici, Vite de pittori, scultori ed architetti napoletani, 1742-45, (1979 reprint), Naples 1742-1745, pp. 576-577 L. Salerno, La natura morta italiana 1560-1805, Rome 1984, pp. 249-251 R. Middione, Gaspare Lopez, in La Natura morta in Italia, edited by F. Porzio and F. Zeri, Milan 1989, II, pp. 951 953 Certificate of authenticity according to law Tracked shipping (DHL TRACKING) and fully insured with anti-shock packaging in custom-made wooden crate. Delivery within 3 working days from receipt of bank transfer (DHL EXPRESS) All photographic details on the private website: https://www.antichitaischia.it/it/prodotto/natura-morta-con-vasi-di-fiori negotiable price and customized payments