Giuseppe Bonito - Artist Info

About Giuseppe Bonito

  • Biography

    Giuseppe Bonito was an Italian painter who was known for his portraits of the Neapolitan royal family and nobility. He received numerous commissions from the royal family and aristocracy, beginning with The Turkish Embassy to the Neapolitan Court of 1741 and including the series of nine portraits of the children of Charles III of 1748–50.

    Bonito was employed by the Marquis José Joaquin de Montealegre, Duke of Salas, an influential patron and artistic councillor to the king, who recognized his special ability as a portraitist.

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