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The Carnival in Naples in 1778, with the 'Cavalcata turca' parading through the Largo di Palazzo
Auction: 12/03/2013
Lot: 36
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Pietro Fabris AUCTION RECORDS
active c. 1740-1793. Known for: Local folk genre and volcanic landscape painting, engravings.
Pietro Fabris (active 1740 – 1792) was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William... Read full biography
Pietro Fabris (active 1740 – 1792) was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William Hamilton, which included a number of engravings based on his paintings that depicted contemporary... Read full biography
Pietro Fabris (active 1740 – 1792) was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William Hamilton, which included a number of engravings based on his paintings that depicted contemporary volcanic activity collected in two books, Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, &c. (London, 1774) and Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies (Naples, 1776). He also... Read full biography
Pietro Fabris (active 1740 – 1792) was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William Hamilton, which included a number of engravings based on his paintings that depicted contemporary volcanic activity collected in two books, Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, &c. (London, 1774) and Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies (Naples, 1776). He also painted some soires sponsored by Hamilton, including one that included a young Mozart at the harpsichord. In other works he produced for sale, he painted Bamboccianti scenes, genre paintings of local folk in native garb at work or play. The biography of... Read full biography
Pietro Fabris (active 1740 – 1792) was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William Hamilton, which included a number of engravings based on his paintings that depicted contemporary volcanic activity collected in two books, Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, &c. (London, 1774) and Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies (Naples, 1776). He also painted some soires sponsored by Hamilton, including one that included a young Mozart at the harpsichord. In other works he produced for sale, he painted Bamboccianti scenes, genre paintings of local folk in native garb at work or play. The biography of Fabris is poorly documented. He is suspected to have been born in England to a Venice-trained stage set designe... Read full biography
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Pietro Fabris 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA view of the Bay of Naples from Posillipo looking south with the Palazzo Donn'Anna, the Castel dell'Ovo and Vesuvius beyond
Pietro Fabris Auction: 07/06/2011Lot: 94Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeVILLAGERS PREPARING TO DEPART FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THE MADONNA DELL'ARCO
Pietro Fabris Auction: 06/05/2008Lot: 143Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTWO VIEWS OF WILLIAM HAMILTON'S VILLA, THE "VILLA ANGELICA", NAPLES (2)
Pietro Fabris Auction: 01/30/2014Lot: 127Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTHE BAY OF NAPLES, A VIEW OF MERGELLINA WITH FIGURES REVELLING AND EATING
Pietro Fabris Auction: 12/04/2013Lot: 38Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeNAPLES, A VIEW OF MERGELLINA AND THE PALAZZO DONN'ANNA BEYOND, WITH FISHERMEN DRAWING THEIR CATCH, PEASANTS GRILLING FISH AND OTHER FIGURES CONVERSING
Pietro Fabris Auction: 07/03/2013Lot: 37Subscribe or get free alerts
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