Small Neapolitan fishermen. 19th century.Gulf of Naples with the volcano of Vesuvius.

Small Neapolitan fishermen.

19th century.

Size: 65cm x 56cm

Painting representing two children against the background of the Gulf of Naples with the volcano of Vesuvius, from which smoke comes out.

A boy lying on the rock holds a little fish in his hand which he shares with a little girl, ready to carry it hidden between the wrinkles of her dress.

Idyllic and somewhat naive vision, partly inspired by the aesthetics of the Posillipo school, with its desire for the air and light of Southern Italy.

Landscape with bright blue sky, which attracted painters from all over Europe.

The painting has a typical craquelure of the mid-19th century which is often found in the paintings of foreign painters, often French, due to the use of particular drying agents for oil colours.

19th century frame in gilded wood with small defects.