Paolo De Matteis

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Self-portrait in the Museo di Capodimonte , Naples

Paolo De Matteis (born February 9, 1662 in Piana del Cilento , † July 26, 1728 in Naples ) was an Italian painter of the high and late Baroque .

Life

He enjoyed his training in Naples first with Francesco di Maria and then with Luca Giordano . In Rome he continued his education in the workshop of Giovanni Maria Morandi . Back in Naples he worked for the court of the viceroy and was active as a painter of panels and frescoes for churches in Naples, Calabria and Genoa . The correct drawings of his paintings, his delicate coloring and the speed of his work were praised ; he is said to have painted the dome of the Gesù Nuovo church in Naples within two weeks (not received).

1702 to 1705 he was appointed to the court of the Dauphin Louis de Bourbon in France . Further assignments took him to Austria , Spain , England and again France. From 1723 to 1725 he was at the invitation of Pope Innocent XIII. worked in Rome, then he took up residence again in Naples.

Paolo De Matteis had numerous students and employees, such as his daughters Emmanuella, Felice and Mariangela as well as Inazio de Oliveira , Giuseppe Mastroleo , Nicolas de Filippi Bernardo Peresi and the brothers Francesco, Gennaro, Giovanni and Antonio Sarnelli .

Works in churches (selection)

Works in museums (selection)

The Triumph of Immaculata, 1710–15
  • Palazzo del Seminario Lecce : "The Miracles of St. Gregory" (1696)
  • Archbishop's Palace Ascoli Satriano : "Madonna del Rosario" (1707)
  • Museum of Fine Arts Boston : "Assumption of Mary" (1707)
  • Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles : "Allegory of Wisdom"
  • Gemäldegalerie Berlin : “The Triumph of Immaculata”, 1710–1715
  • Saint Louis Art Museum: "Annunciation" (1712)
  • Galleria Nazionale Urbino : "Venus hands over the weapons to Aeneas " (1712)
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien : "Mystical Engagement of St. Catherine" (1712)
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: "Erminia with the Shepherds" (1715)
  • Museo di Capodimonte, Naples: "Self-Portrait" and "Visitation" (Maria and Elisabeth)
  • Museo Carmelitano Pastrana “St. Therese of Avila "and" Santa Maria del Carmine "(1717)

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personal data
SURNAME De Matteis, Paolo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter, draftsman, silversmith
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1662
PLACE OF BIRTH Piana del Cilento
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1728
Place of death Naples