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The Battle between the Israelites and the Amalekites overlooked by Moses, his arms held aloft by Aaron and Hur
Auction: 07/07/2017
Lot: 127
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Aniello Falcone AUCTION RECORDS
1607 Naples, Italy - 1656 Naples, Italy. Known for: Painting.
A native Neapolitan, Falcone trained briefly under Jusepe de Ribera, where no doubt lie the roots of his powerful brushwork, strong contrasts of light and dark, and harsh realism in subject matter.... Read full biography
A native Neapolitan, Falcone trained briefly under Jusepe de Ribera, where no doubt lie the roots of his powerful brushwork, strong contrasts of light and dark, and harsh realism in subject matter. His early works are largely influenced by the works of Pieter van Laer, Michelangelo Cerquozzi and... Read full biography
A native Neapolitan, Falcone trained briefly under Jusepe de Ribera, where no doubt lie the roots of his powerful brushwork, strong contrasts of light and dark, and harsh realism in subject matter. His early works are largely influenced by the works of Pieter van Laer, Michelangelo Cerquozzi and Diego Velázquez’s Roman period, most of which are genre scenes or early Neapolitan interpretations of bambocciate. Falcone’s métier, however, was battle painting. It is often believed that Aniello... Read full biography
A native Neapolitan, Falcone trained briefly under Jusepe de Ribera, where no doubt lie the roots of his powerful brushwork, strong contrasts of light and dark, and harsh realism in subject matter. His early works are largely influenced by the works of Pieter van Laer, Michelangelo Cerquozzi and Diego Velázquez’s Roman period, most of which are genre scenes or early Neapolitan interpretations of bambocciate. Falcone’s métier, however, was battle painting. It is often believed that Aniello captained the Compagnia della Morte, the band of artists who were revolutionaries by day and painters by night, in the 1647 Masaniello uprising against Spanish Rule. Although it seems the story is not founded on fact, arguably the foundations could be... Read full biography
A native Neapolitan, Falcone trained briefly under Jusepe de Ribera, where no doubt lie the roots of his powerful brushwork, strong contrasts of light and dark, and harsh realism in subject matter. His early works are largely influenced by the works of Pieter van Laer, Michelangelo Cerquozzi and Diego Velázquez’s Roman period, most of which are genre scenes or early Neapolitan interpretations of bambocciate. Falcone’s métier, however, was battle painting. It is often believed that Aniello captained the Compagnia della Morte, the band of artists who were revolutionaries by day and painters by night, in the 1647 Masaniello uprising against Spanish Rule. Although it seems the story is not founded on fact, arguably the foundations could be seen in his paintings. What was exceptional in his work was the heightened sense of reality in his depictions of the battleg... Read full biography
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