Filippo Napoletano

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"Picnic" - a work by Napoletano from 1619.

Filippo Napoletano , actually Filippo d'Angeli (* around 1587 in Rome ; † 1629 there ), was an Italian painter of the 17th century.

Napoletano painted battles, seascapes and landscapes in a realistic way. He was influenced by the painter Adam Elsheimer and anticipated the design of the later " Bamboccianti ", the Italian genre painting, through his lush figure painting . From 1617 to 1621 he worked at the Florentine court a. a. for the Grand Duke of Tuscany , Cosimo II. de 'Medici .

literature

  • Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker, ea, General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present , p. 494f
  • The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge , Volume 2, Issue 2, page 705

Web links

Commons : Filippo Napoletano  - Collection of Images