| Giovan Battista Ruoppolo | |
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| Born | Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo 1629 Naples |
| Died | 1693 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque, Still-life |
Giovan Battista Ruoppolo (1629–1693) was a Neapolitan painter of still-lifes.
Life
He was a pupil of Paolo Porpora (1617–1673), a contemporary of Salvatore Rosa. Additional Porpora pupils who formed a school of still-life painters in Naples were Giovan Battista, Giuseppe Recco, and Ruoppolo's brother of Giuseppe Ruoppolo.
His pupils included Onofrio Loth and Aniello Ascione. In addition, he influenced Andrea Belvedere and Giacomo Nani. The initials of Ruoppolo match those of the younger Recco, suggesting some canvas attributions are likely in error. The dark backgrounds to his still life call to memory Caravaggio's bowl of fruit and flowers. Another contemporary painter, though trained in Rome, of still lifes in Italy was Giovanna Garzoni.
Gallery
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Fruit and Dead Birds in Landscape
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Fruit
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Bunches of Grapes around a Tree Trun
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Snail, Fruit, Nuts, Grapes, and Pinecones
References
- B. de’ Dominici, Vite de’ Pittori, Scultori ed Architetti Napoletani non mai date alla luce da autore alcuno,dedicate agli eccellentissimi Eletti della fedelissima citta di Napoli, Napoli 1742-44, I, p. 638 (in Italian)
Sources
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1980). Art and Architecture in Italy, 1600-1750. Pelican History of Art (Penguin Books Ltd). pp. 361–2.
External links
Media related to Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo at Wikimedia Commons