Paolo Porpora
Illustration — Paolo Porpora, Reptiles, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples Paolo Porpora (1617–1673) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who was active mainly in Naples and specialized in floral still lifes. He is documented as a pupil of Giacomo Recco, the father of Giuseppe Recco, and said to have worked under Aniello Falcone. He joined the Roman Accademia di San Luca from 1656 to 1658.
Also recorded as Pauluccio Porpora · Paoluccio Porpora · Paulus Porpora · Porpora
Paolo Porpora
Paolo Porpora · Public domain
- Born
- 1617 · Naples.
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- still life
- Known for
- Still-Life with Quails, an Owl and a White Stilt · Frogs, Wild Roses, Shells and Butterflies · Serpents and Fly Agarics and Thistles
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Illustration — Paolo Porpora, Reptiles, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples Paolo Porpora (1617–1673) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who was active mainly in Naples and specialized in floral still lifes. He is documented as a pupil of Giacomo Recco, the father of Giuseppe Recco, and said to have worked under Aniello Falcone. He joined the Roman Accademia di San Luca from 1656 to 1658.
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Paolo Porpora (1617–1673) was a painter. Born in Naples, the painter died in Rome. Paolo Porpora worked in Naples.
Works include Frogs, Wild Roses, Shells and Butterflies and Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles. Genres include still life. Works by the painter are held at Bowes Museum, Compton Verney Art Gallery and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, among others.
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Work and production
Work and production
He appears to have been influenced in Rome by Netherlandish still-life painters. Among his pupils were Giovan Battista Ruoppolo and the Neapolitan Onofrio Loth (died 1717).
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. Places of work recorded in the authority are Naples. Works named in the authority record are Still-Life with Quails, an Owl and a White Stilt, Frogs, Wild Roses, Shells and Butterflies and Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles. Work by Paolo Porpora is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, National Museum Cardiff, Museo di Capodimonte, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper and Bowes Museum.
Works recorded as notable number 3: Still-Life with Quails, an Owl and a White Stilt, Frogs, Wild Roses, Shells and Butterflies and Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles. His recorded genre is still life.
Identity
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Paolo Porpora is recorded as painter.
Paolo Porpora, Giovanni stanchi a garland of tulips narcissus hyacinths roses irises025931)
Giovanni Stanchi Dei Fiori
Paolo Porpora, Giacomo guardi Venice, the Isola di Sant'Elena025946)
Giacomo Guardi
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1617
Paolo Porpora born at Naples.
1673
Paolo Porpora died at Rome.
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Literature
Literature
Literature
Porpora, Paolo, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Porpora, Paolo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Porpora, Paolo, Painting of the Golden Age, 1993
Semiramide riconosciuta (by Porpora), Oxford Music Online, 2002
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3362660: Paolo PorporaWikimedia Foundation
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