Paintings> 1800 > 'Children', oil on canvas, Neapolitan School, c. 1880.
'Children', oil on canvas, Neapolitan School, c. 1880.
Description:Among the various currents of the late nineteenth century Neapolitan paintings, there is one characterized by realism and direct relationship with reality.
In this work of art the painter adopted the typical current of the period: Realism
The girl, slightly turned to the right, with her head covered by a blue scarf, seems busy and caught by the painter with surprise.
Strokes given on the white canvas to clean the brushes are amazing.
It is interesting to highlight that Mariano Fortuny and his followers were used to disintegrate forms and fragmenting compact volumes. This trend can be seeen in many artists of the century, including our unknown author of the canvas proposed here.
