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Giuseppe Bonito
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later Charles III of Spain
Painting ID:: 84172
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Giuseppe Bonito
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Giuseppe Bonito (11 January 1707 - 9 May 1789) was a Neapolitan painter of the Rococo period. Giuseppe Bonito is known for genre depictions on canvas. Many of Gaspare Traversi's paintings had previously been attributed to Bonito.
Bonito was born at Castellammare di Stabia, and, like Traversi, was a student at the large studio of Francesco Solimena. Bonito represented urban scenes with folklore details and figures of commedia dell'arte. Between the 1736 and 1742 Bonito it worked for the family Borboni in the royal palace of Portici. He also painted portraits including one of Maria Amalia di Sassonia, wife of the Charles VII, king of Naples. |
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later Charles III of Spain |
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18th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 74 x 60.3 cm (29.1 x 23.7 in)
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Related Paintings::.
| The Southwest | The Stone of Wall | The Descent of Christ | |
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