Antonio Domenico Vaccaro (Naples 1678-1745) -----
"Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos Receives a Visit from the Virgin and Child" --------
Oil on canvas -------
Canvas 80 x 64 frame 95 x 79 ----------
This beautiful painting depicts the apparition of the Virgin to Saint John the Evangelist who, exiled in Greece on the island of Patmos, is intent on writing the "Book of Revelation."--------
It exhibits the most typical stylistic canons of the Late Neapolitan Baroque with the splendid and lively chromatic range that distinguishes it. ------ It is attributed to Antonio Domenico Vaccaro, one of the most accomplished Neapolitan painters of the early 18th century, belonging to that group of famous painters who gave life to the magnificent Neapolitan Baroque School. ------
His painting expresses an elegant synthesis between Solimena and Luca Giordano, evident in the large decorations of ecclesiastical buildings but also in smaller-format paintings like this one, probably executed for domestic devotion by a private client. --------
The work is still on its original canvas and is in excellent condition, complete with a beautiful gilded frame. --------
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